Florida Senate - 2025 (NP) SR 1868 By Senator Rodriguez 40-02993-25 20251868__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution designating April 2, 2025, as 3 Independent Online Sellers Day in Florida. 4 5 WHEREAS, digital commerce has transformed Floridas economy 6 by enabling thousands of small and medium-sized businesses to 7 reach customers worldwide, and 8 WHEREAS, 60 percent of everything sold in Amazons store 9 comes from independent sellers, the majority of which are small 10 and medium-sized businesses, and 11 WHEREAS, more than 56,000 independent businesses in Florida 12 sell in Amazons store, and 13 WHEREAS, these independent businesses sold more than 358 14 million items in 2023, and 15 WHEREAS, independent sellers from around this state are 16 visiting Tallahassee today, April 2, 2025, to meet with 17 legislators and talk about their businesses, NOW, THEREFORE, 18 19 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 20 21 That April 2, 2025, is designated as Independent Online 22 Sellers Day in Florida to recognize the contributions of 23 independent online sellers to our states economic growth and 24 prosperity. 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 26 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the Florida 27 Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Florida, and the 28 Florida Retail Federation as a tangible token of the sentiments 29 of the Florida Senate.