Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 838 — Business Organizations

Last action — Chapter No. 2020-32

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 07, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Business Organizations; Specifying that certain documents accepted by the Department of State for filing are effective on the date the documents are accepted by the department; revising the required contents of a meeting notice relating to the removal of a director by shareholders; authorizing a domestic corporation to acquire one or more classes or series of shares under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to direct certain interrogatories to certain corporations and to officers or directors of certain corporations, etc.

Bill Text

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ENROLLED Legislature CS for SB 838 2020838er 2 An act relating to business organizations;
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 838 By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism;
and Senator Simmons 577-02248-20 2020838c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to business organizations;
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2020-32

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. CS passed; YEAS 109 NAYS 0

  6. Receded from 2 amendment(s) (145281, 556959)

  7. In returning messages

  8. Requested House to recede

  9. Refused to concur in 2 amendment(s) (145281, 556959)

  10. In returning messages

  11. CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. Placed on 3rd reading

  14. Amendment(s) adopted (145281, 556959)

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Received

  17. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20

  18. Referred to Calendar

  19. In Messages

  20. CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. Placed on 3rd reading

  23. Read 2nd time

  24. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20

  25. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  26. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0

  27. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/05/20, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building

  28. Now in Rules

  29. Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  30. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  31. CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time

  32. Now in Judiciary

  33. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  34. CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  35. Introduced

  36. On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  37. Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules

  38. Filed

Sponsors

  • Simmons · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Simmons

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72009
Republican 27000
Democrat 10002
Total 1090011
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Good — Yea
Polo — Yea
Altman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Roach — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Hart — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Bush — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Roth — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Magar — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Stone — Yea
Drake — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Duran — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Webb — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Fine — Yea
Payne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Geller — Yea
Zika — Yea
Alexander — Not Voting
Pritchett — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Jacobs — Not Voting
Casello — Not Voting
Jenne — Not Voting
Slosberg — Not Voting
Mercado — Not Voting
Willhite — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Not Voting
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75006
Republican 27000
Democrat 12000
Total 114006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Rommel — Yea
Bush — Yea
Roth — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Casello — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Magar — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Stone — Yea
Drake — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Duran — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Good — Yea
Polo — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Roach — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Hart — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Webb — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Fine — Yea
Payne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Geller — Yea
Zika — Yea
Altman — Not Voting
Ingoglia — Not Voting
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jacquet — Not Voting
Silvers — Not Voting
DuBose — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 28000
Democrat 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Book — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Lee — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Montford — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Perry — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Powell — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Republican 3000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Book — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Flores — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Montford — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Lee — Not Voting
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 838 do?
Business Organizations; Specifying that certain documents accepted by the Department of State for filing are effective on the date the documents are accepted by the department; revising the required contents of a meeting notice relating to the removal of a director by shareholders; authorizing a domestic corporation to acquire one or more classes or series of shares under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to direct certain interrogatories to certain corporations and to officers or directors of certain corporations, etc.
Who sponsors SB 838?
SB 838 is sponsored by Simmons.
What is the current status of SB 838?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 07, 2019. Enacted.
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