---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of Lake Wales, Polk County"
description: "City of Lake Wales, Polk County; Provides exception to general law for licensed alcoholic beverage vendors located within specified area of City of Lake Wales; provides that licensed alcoholic beverage vendors within specified area must comply with all ordinances, statutes, & rules not inconsistent with specified provisions; defines specified area of city to which such exception applies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4055"
citation: "Florida HB 4055 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["local bills"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Albert"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d96378a-723f-4b12-801e-7733ce37f486"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4055/ByCategory"
source_hash: "b135d4c48b3b2c511186bbcf3b2cb58bb0579a41825b2c7b4429d4a9f9f350ec"
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 4055 (2026) — City of Lake Wales, Polk County

City of Lake Wales, Polk County; Provides exception to general law for licensed alcoholic beverage vendors located within specified area of City of Lake Wales; provides that licensed alcoholic beverage vendors within specified area must comply with all ordinances, statutes, & rules not inconsistent with specified provisions; defines specified area of city to which such exception applies.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 4055 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4055/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 4055 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4055/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 4055 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4055/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Local Bills, Third Reading — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Albert — primary (person)
- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-05** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-20** Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-20** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-01-20** Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- **2026-01-26** Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-28** Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-28** Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- **2026-01-28** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-28** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-29** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2026-01-29** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-01-30** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2026-02-03** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2026-02-03** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- **2026-02-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** In Messages
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-11** In Messages
- **2026-03-11** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-10** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d96378a-723f-4b12-801e-7733ce37f486`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).