---
type: "Bill"
title: "Duval County"
description: "Duval County; Establishes special zones in Jacksonville & Jacksonville Beach; provides exceptions for space & seating requirements for liquor licenses for restaurants and event centers in the zones."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1561"
citation: "Florida HB 1561 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["local bills"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-342"
primary_sponsors: ["Duggan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e24b994-8d33-47d1-a9ba-baac320bbe8e"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1561/ByCategory"
source_hash: "5fddc72652820f65f72c0d9cb401400144400b6420272a3d03294fc1b3def663"
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 1561 (2023) — Duval County

Duval County; Establishes special zones in Jacksonville & Jacksonville Beach; provides exceptions for space & seating requirements for liquor licenses for restaurants and event centers in the zones.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-342.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1561 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1561/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1561 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1561/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Duggan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-13** Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-15** Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-15** Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-20** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-22** Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-22** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-29** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2023-03-31** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-31** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-31** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** In Messages
- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-20** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-07** Chapter No. 2023-342

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e24b994-8d33-47d1-a9ba-baac320bbe8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).