---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits"
description: "Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits; Authorizes landlord to offer tenant option to pay fee in lieu of security deposit; provides requirements relating to certain notices, filing of insurance claims, options for paying fee, & written agreements between landlord & tenant to pay fee in lieu of security deposit; prohibits landlord from accepting certain payments; specifies landlords have exclusive discretion whether to offer tenants such option; prohibits landlord from approving or denying application for occupancy based on prospective tenant's choice to pay fee in lieu of security deposit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 133"
citation: "Florida HB 133 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil practice and procedure"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-181"
primary_sponsors: ["Mooney"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de16f469-7e0f-489d-88e8-6ff7717388c2"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/133/ByCategory"
source_hash: "663a33b41d322e7801ac7894a0b7330c6cd86ff307df3a1796b27c0610c02dfe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 133 (2023) — Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits

Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits; Authorizes landlord to offer tenant option to pay fee in lieu of security deposit; provides requirements relating to certain notices, filing of insurance claims, options for paying fee, & written agreements between landlord & tenant to pay fee in lieu of security deposit; prohibits landlord from accepting certain payments; specifies landlords have exclusive discretion whether to offer tenants such option; prohibits landlord from approving or denying application for occupancy based on prospective tenant's choice to pay fee in lieu of security deposit.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-181.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 133 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/133/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 133 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/133/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 133 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/133/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 133 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/133/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **31–7** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **13–4** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **89–22** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **16–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Mooney — primary (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, V. — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
- Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-09** Filed `filing`
- **2023-01-17** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-02-02** Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-02-09** Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-02-10** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-03-14** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-15** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-03-16** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 494379 ruled out of order
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 576651 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 077531 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 916777 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 036617 ruled out of order
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 225077 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 211927 adopted
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 798907 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 560087 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 976903 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 343041 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 363967 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 832771 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 138913 ruled out of order
- **2023-04-20** Amendment 629637 Failed
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** CS passed as amended; YEAS 89, NAYS 22 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-28** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-28** Substituted for CS/SB 494
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Amendment(s) failed (318830)
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 7 `passage`
- **2023-04-28** In Messages
- **2023-04-28** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-23** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-02** Chapter No. 2023-181

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de16f469-7e0f-489d-88e8-6ff7717388c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).