Florida Department of Business Professional Regulation

What Florida Department of Business Professional Regulation does

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is a state government agency under the executive branch of Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee at 2601 Blair Stone Road. It is responsible for licensing and regulating approximately 1.7 million businesses and professionals across more than 30 industries, including construction contractors, real estate agents, certified public accountants, veterinarians, cosmetologists, barbers, hotel and restaurant operators, condominium associations, and combat sports participants. DBPR operates through multiple specialized divisions: Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT), Hotels and Restaurants, Condominiums/Timeshares/Mobile Homes, Regulation, Real Estate, Drugs/Devices/Cosmetics, Professions, the Florida Athletic Commission, the Bureau of Education and Testing, and the Bureau of Elevator Safety. It maintains 12 regional district offices staffed by 106 sworn officers and 56 inspectors providing statewide enforcement coverage.

DBPR's core technology is the MyFloridaLicense.com online portal and the DBPR Mobile App (available on iOS and Android), which together enable license applications, renewals (95.5%+ available online), verification, complaint submission, and unlicensed activity reporting. The agency's Customer Contact Center handles over one million calls annually with an average 18-second wait time. Application processing averages around two days. Supporting digital services include electronic elevator inspection report submissions, electronic return-receipt certified mail, online continuing education course approvals for CPAs, and a new online condominium reporting system implemented under HB 913 (2025).

DBPR's revenue model is fee-based rather than market-based: it collects professional and business license fees from its 1.7 million licensees, administers cigarette and alcoholic beverage taxes, and collects quota beverage license fees. In 2025, more than $730 million in DBPR-administered revenues was disbursed to statewide programs, including $585 million to the AHCA Healthcare Trust Fund, $47.9 million to AHCA Public Medical Assistance, and $38.4 million to Moffitt Cancer Center. House Bill 1091 implemented a 50% professional license fee reduction through June 30, 2025, saving licensees $24.1 million. The agency's go-to-market is regulatory and legislative rather than commercial: it serves licensed businesses and professionals (primary), Florida consumers seeking verification or filing complaints (secondary), and state agencies receiving funding allocations (tertiary).

Name

Florida Department of Business Professional Regulation

Legal name

Department of Business and Professional Regulation - State of Florida

Website

https://myfloridalicense.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is a state government agency that licenses and regulates approximately 1.7 million businesses and professionals across more than 30 industries, including contractors, real estate agents, hospitality operators, and accountants, via its MyFloridaLicense.com portal and 12 regional district offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Regulatory and Professional Licensing Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAOAB

Licensing & Permitting Authorities (General)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

SECONDARYBPAIAOAN

Gambling, Alcohol & Controlled Substances Regulators

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

SECONDARYBPAIAOAE

Consumer Protection & Product Safety Regulators

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

SECONDARYBPAIABAO

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYHLAJAMAE

Regulatory Compliance, Licensing & Enforcement (Public Health)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Policy & Administration

Keywords

• Professional licensing services
• Business regulation
• License verification
• Regulatory compliance
• Professional oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional and Business License Fees: DBPR collects license and application fees from approximately 1.7 million licensed businesses and professionals across more than 30 industries in Florida. Fee reductions implemented through HB 1091 saved licensees $24.1 million in 2024. Revenue supports various state programs including healthcare, research, and education.
2. Cigarette and Alcoholic Beverage Tax Revenue: Tax revenues from DBPR-administered cigarette and alcoholic beverage taxes and licenses. In 2025, more than $730 million was disbursed to key statewide priorities including $585 million to AHCA Healthcare Trust Fund, $38.4 million to Moffitt Cancer Center, and $47.9 million to AHCA Public Medical Assistance.
3. Quota Beverage License Fees: Fees collected from entities receiving new quota liquor licenses are allocated to the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to support the Hughes Act for alcohol and drug abuse education, treatment, and prevention programs. $559,000 transferred to DCF for fiscal year 2024-2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation licenses and regulates nearly 1.7 million businesses and professionals across more than 30 industries in Florida, including contractors, real estate agents, CPAs, veterinarians, cosmetologists, hotel and restaurant operators, and alcoholic beverage and tobacco vendors. The agency processes license applications and renewals, conducts regulatory inspections, enforces compliance, processes complaints, and administers cigarette and alcoholic beverage tax revenues that fund statewide healthcare, cancer research, and education programs.

Product overview

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) operates MyFloridaLicense.com as a unified digital platform providing licensing and regulatory services across more than 30 industries. The ecosystem consists of the core MyFloridaLicense.com web portal, the DBPR Mobile App for on-the-go access, and multiple specialized regulatory divisions including Hotels & Restaurants (food safety inspections), Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (age-restricted product enforcement), Regulation (unlicensed activity enforcement), Real Estate, Condominiums/Timeshares/Mobile Homes, Professions, Drugs/Devices/Cosmetics, and the Florida Athletic Commission. Supporting services include the Disaster Contractors Network for emergency repairs, the Bureau of Education and Testing for examination administration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumer-professional disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DBPR Mobile App: Mobile application for license verification and DBPR services

Products and services

• MyFloridaLicense.com Online Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ of required public food service and lodging inspections completed in FY 2024-25
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2024Partnership for coordinated enforcement efforts to combat unlicensed contracting statewide. Working with NASCLA member offices in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami, DBPR conducted 50 coordinated sweeps and more than 609 license checks in 2025.
• Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for responsible alcohol vendor training through Regulatory Compliance Services (RCS), a subsidiary of FRLA. FRLA provides risk management and regulatory compliance training programs including Responsible Vendor Training and Alcohol Compliance to educate servers and sellers on legal serving practices and preventing underage drinking.
• Better Business Bureau (BBB)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing partnership to educate consumers on unlicensed activity awareness, hurricane preparedness, and the importance of hiring licensed professionals. Partnership includes annual Unlicensed Activity Awareness Week events and co-branded educational materials.
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives referrals from DBPR's hemp product enforcement initiatives. DBPR's 244 arrests for sale of hemp to minors have been referred to FDACS for further action.
• Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives Hughes Act funding from quota beverage license fees for alcohol and drug abuse education, treatment, and prevention programs. $559,000 transferred to DCF for fiscal year 2024-2025. Also received $300,000 in catering license fees to support critical social services.
• Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor recipient of DBPR-administered revenues with $585,282,511 allocated to AHCA Healthcare Trust Fund and $47,908,225 to AHCA Public Medical Assistance in 2025. Also received $1,717,228 for Florida Department of Health Biomedical Research.
• Moffitt Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor recipient of DBPR-administered funding with $38,425,800 allocated in 2025. Also received $10 million for Sylvester Cancer Center at University of Miami and $10 million for Mayo Clinic Cancer Center.
• Florida Alliance to End Human TraffickingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $76,740 in lodging-related fines to bolster anti-trafficking efforts. Alliance provides free one-hour training that more than 73% of DBPR staff completed in 2024.
• Local Law Enforcement AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with county sheriff's offices (Pinellas, Lee, Monroe, Manatee, Sarasota, Clay, Citrus, etc.) for joint enforcement operations against unlicensed contractors, human trafficking investigations, and compliance operations.
• Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDBPR's ABT Bureau of Law Enforcement partners with HSI for human trafficking investigations. Undercover investigations uncovered trafficking of multiple individuals who were rescued and referred to HSI for support.
• VISIT FLORIDAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for emergency lodging accommodations during hurricanes. Worked with Expedia and Priceline to provide emergency accommodations portals for Hurricane Milton evacuees.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA): California's primary state regulatory agency for licensing and oversight of professionals and businesses across multiple industries. Directly comparable as a large state-level professional licensing and consumer protection body.
• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR): Texas state agency responsible for licensing and regulating a broad range of businesses and professions. Highly comparable in scope, function, and regulatory breadth to DBPR.
• New York State Department of State - Division of Licensing Services: Handles professional and business licensing for the State of New York across numerous industries. Direct functional peer as a state-level professional licensing authority.
• Georgia Secretary of State - Professional Licensing Boards: Administers professional licensing for various occupations in Georgia. Comparable state-level licensing and regulatory function for a large state population.
• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR): Illinois state agency responsible for licensing and regulating a wide range of professions and financial institutions. Strong functional parallel to DBPR's professional licensing and regulatory mandate.

Regional players

• North Carolina Department of Insurance - Professional Licensing: Handles various professional and occupational licensing functions for North Carolina. Comparable state regulatory function, though with a more specialized industry focus.

Others

• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS): Florida sister agency that handles complementary regulatory functions including consumer protection and food safety inspection. Adjacent regulatory partner that receives referrals from DBPR on hemp product enforcement.
• Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) - Florida: Major recipient of DBPR-administered revenue ($585M+ annually). Sister Florida state agency with adjacent healthcare regulatory responsibilities and direct financial linkage to DBPR.
• Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF): Receives Hughes Act funding ($559,000 in FY 2024-25) and catering license fee allocations ($300,000) from DBPR. Sister Florida state agency for social services, with direct fiscal relationship.
• National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA): National association that coordinates state-level contractor licensing and enforcement. Strategic partner of DBPR for joint unlicensed contractor enforcement (50 coordinated sweeps, 609+ license checks in 2025).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FloridaDBPR
• Facebookfacebook.com/FloridaDBPR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3020449/admin
• Instagraminstagram.com/florida.dbpr

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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