2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0988: Securities

Legislative Summary

Revising the circumstances under which securities transactions are exempt from registration requirements; revising the filing requirements for securities issuers under the Florida Invest Local Exemption law; revising the list of persons who must submit fingerprints for live-scan processing for registration applications; defining the term "restitution order", etc.

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Bill History

2/21/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/10/2025
CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/10/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
4/10/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/17/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
Senate
4/18/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/18/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/24/2025
Substituted CS/CS/HB 379
Senate
4/24/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 379
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #573800

3/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/17/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
4/10/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Banking and Insurance
3/10/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/18/202590.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/12/202589.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/21/202589.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025329.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/2025328.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/10/2025329.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025329.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025311.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2025262.6 KB