HB2456 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

RESTAURANT RESERVATION PIRACY
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0227
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act  
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act. Provides that a third-party restaurant reservation service shall not list, advertise, promote, or sell reservations for a food service establishment through the website, mobile application, or other platform of the third-party restaurant reservation service without a written agreement between the third-party restaurant reservation service and the food service establishment. Provides that a written agreement that contains specified indemnifications shall be void and unenforceable. Provides that any person who violates, or causes another person to violate, a provision of the Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Provides for a private right of action.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the definition of "third-party restaurant reservation service" does not include any reservation distribution channel that is authorized to distribute reservations through a contract with either a food service establishment or an entity authorized to distribute reservations through a contract with the food service establishment. Removes a provision prohibiting indemnity agreements with a third-party restaurant reservation service.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Corrects a typographical error.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/03/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
2/04/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/04/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/18/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
3/04/2025HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/07/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
3/07/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/11/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/12/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
3/12/2025HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
3/12/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/18/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
3/18/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
3/18/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
3/19/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/19/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
3/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
3/20/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
4/04/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
4/04/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
4/07/2025HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/07/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-001
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
4/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
4/08/2025SenateArrive in Senate
4/08/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/08/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
4/08/2025SenateFirst Reading
4/08/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
4/09/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
4/23/2025SenateAssigned to Judiciary
5/01/2025SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
5/01/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025
5/07/2025SenateSecond Reading
5/07/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
5/20/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
5/22/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
5/22/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
5/22/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
5/22/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2025HousePassed Both Houses
5/27/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
5/27/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
5/29/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
5/31/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
8/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
8/15/2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026
8/15/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0227