| 1 | A bill to be entitled | 
| 2 | An act relating to fictitious names; repealing s. | 
| 3 | 15.16(6), F.S., relating to a conditional waiver by | 
| 4 | the Department of State of the requirement that an | 
| 5 | applicant to do business under a fictitious name | 
| 6 | advertise the intention to register such fictitious | 
| 7 | name in a newspaper in the county in which the | 
| 8 | principal place of business will be located; providing | 
| 9 | an effective date. | 
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | 
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| 13 | Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 15.16, Florida | 
| 14 | Statutes, is repealed. | 
| 15 | Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |