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CS/HB 1623: Florida Business Corporations Act

GENERAL BILL by Goodlette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Antone ; Attkisson ; Jennings ; Roberson, Y ; Rubio

Florida Business Corporations Act; clarifies document execution provision re filing requirement, agent statement of resignation fee provision, & effective time & date of document provision; clarifies shareholder's preemptive rights provisions re certain securities; provides for shareholder's rights to appraisals, & for limiting or eliminating appraisal rights under certain circumstances; prohibits certain corporate action challenges under certain circumstances, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/2003
Last Action: 7/11/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-283
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/10/2003 House • Filed
3/11/2003 House • Introduced -HJ 00178
3/17/2003 House • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations -HJ 00224
3/31/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/02/03, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/2/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00336
4/7/2003 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Appropriations -HJ 00336
4/22/2003 House • Withdrawn from Appropriations -HJ 00428; Placed on Calendar
4/29/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00740; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00741; Was taken up -HJ 00786; Amendment pending --Temporarily postponed -HJ 00787; Pending amendment adopted -HJ 00791; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00791
5/1/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00994; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00994
5/1/2003 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2003 Senate • Received, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01159; Immediately withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01062; Substituted for CS/SB 2362 -SJ 01063; Read second and third times -SJ 01063; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01063
5/2/2003 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01114
6/30/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
7/11/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-283