Florida Senate - 2013 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1490
Barcode 509702
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/02/2013 .
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The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Hays) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 607.0122, Florida Statutes, is amended
6 to read:
7 607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing
8 certificates.—The Department of State shall collect the
9 following fees when the documents described in this section are
10 delivered to the department for filing:
11 (1) Initial filing, $70, including:
12 (a) Articles of incorporation or application for
13 certificate of authority to transact business in this state by a
14 foreign corporation.
15 (b) Designation of and acceptance by registered agent: $35.
16 (2) Application for registered name: $35 $87.50.
17 (3) Application for renewal of registered name: $35 $87.50.
18 (4) Corporation’s statement of change of registered agent
19 or registered office or both if not included on the annual
20 report: $35.
21 (5) Designation of and acceptance by registered agent: $35.
22 (5)(6) Agent’s statement of resignation from active
23 corporation: $85 $87.50.
24 (6)(7) Agent’s statement of resignation from an inactive
25 corporation: $35.
26 (7)(8) Amendment of articles of incorporation: $35.
27 (8)(9) Restatement of articles of incorporation with
28 amendment of articles: $35.
29 (9)(10) Articles of merger or share exchange for each party
30 thereto: $35.
31 (10)(11) Articles of dissolution: $35.
32 (11)(12) Articles of revocation of dissolution: $35.
33 (12)(13) Application for reinstatement following
34 administrative dissolution: $400 $600.
35 (14) Application for certificate of authority to transact
36 business in this state by a foreign corporation: $35.
37 (13)(15) Application for amended certificate of authority:
38 $35.
39 (14)(16) Application for certificate of withdrawal by a
40 foreign corporation: $35.
41 (15)(17) Annual report: $150 $61.25.
42 (16)(18) Articles of correction: $35.
43 (17)(19) Application for certificate of status: $8.75.
44 (18)(20) Certificate of domestication of a foreign
45 corporation: $50.
46 (19)(21) Certified copy of document: $8.75 $52.50.
47 (20)(22) Serving as agent for substitute service of
48 process: $35 $87.50.
49 (23) Supplemental corporate fee: $88.75.
50 (21)(24) Any other document required or permitted to be
51 filed by this act: $35.
52 (22) A late charge of $400 if the annual report fee is
53 remitted after May 1 except in circumstances in which a business
54 entity was administratively dissolved or its certificate of
55 authority was revoked due to its failure to file an annual
56 report and the entity subsequently applied for reinstatement and
57 paid the applicable reinstatement fee.
58 Section 2. Section 607.193, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
59 Section 3. Section 608.452, Florida Statutes, is amended to
60 read:
61 608.452 Fees of the Department of State.—The fees of the
62 Department of State under this chapter are as follows:
63 (1) For furnishing a certified copy, $8.75 $30.
64 (2) For initial filing, $70, including:
65 (a) Original articles of organization or a foreign limited
66 liability company’s application for a certificate of authority
67 to transact business.
68 (b) A certificate designating a registered agent.
69 (3)(2) For filing original articles of organization,
70 articles of revocation of dissolution, $35 or a foreign limited
71 liability company’s application for a certificate of authority
72 to transact business, $100.
73 (4)(3) For filing a certificate of merger of limited
74 liability companies or other business entities, $35 $25 per
75 constituent party to the merger, unless a specific fee is
76 required for a party in other applicable law.
77 (5)(4) For filing an annual report, $150 $50.
78 (6)(5) For filing an application for reinstatement after an
79 administrative or judicial dissolution or a revocation of
80 authority to transact business, $400 $100.
81 (7)(6) For filing a certificate designating a registered
82 agent or changing a registered agent, $35 $25.
83 (8)(7) For filing a registered agent’s statement of
84 resignation from an active limited liability company, $85.
85 (9)(8) For filing a registered agent’s statement of
86 resignation from a dissolved limited liability company, $35 $25.
87 (10)(9) For filing a certificate of conversion of a limited
88 liability company, $35 $25.
89 (11)(10) For filing any other limited liability company
90 document, $35 $25.
91 (12)(11) For furnishing a certificate of status, $8.75 $5.
92 (13) A late charge of $400 if the annual report fee is
93 remitted after May 1 except in circumstances in which a business
94 entity was administratively dissolved or its certificate of
95 authority was revoked due to its failure to file an annual
96 report and the entity subsequently applied for reinstatement and
97 paid the applicable reinstatement fee.
98 Section 4. Section 617.0122, Florida Statutes, is amended
99 to read:
100 617.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing
101 certificates.—The Department of State shall collect the
102 following fees on documents delivered to the department for
103 filing:
104 (1) Initial filing, $70, including:
105 (a) Articles of incorporation or application for
106 certificate of authority to transact business in this state by a
107 foreign corporation.
108 (b) Designation of and acceptance by registered agent: $35.
109 (2) Application for registered name: $35 $87.50.
110 (3) Application for renewal of registered name: $35 $87.50.
111 (4) Corporation’s statement of change of registered agent
112 or registered office or both if not included on the annual
113 report: $35.
114 (5) Designation of and acceptance by registered agent: $35.
115 (5)(6) Agent’s statement of resignation from active
116 corporation: $85 $87.50.
117 (6)(7) Agent’s statement of resignation from inactive
118 corporation: $35.
119 (7)(8) Amendment of articles of incorporation: $35.
120 (8)(9) Restatement of articles of incorporation with
121 amendment of articles: $35.
122 (9)(10) Articles of merger for each party thereto: $35.
123 (10)(11) Articles of dissolution: $35.
124 (11)(12) Articles of revocation of dissolution: $35.
125 (12)(13) Application for reinstatement following
126 administrative dissolution: $400 $175.
127 (14) Application for certificate of authority to transact
128 business in this state by a foreign corporation: $35.
129 (13)(15) Application for amended certificate of authority:
130 $35.
131 (14)(16) Application for certificate of withdrawal by a
132 foreign corporation: $35.
133 (15)(17) Annual report: $150 $61.25.
134 (16)(18) Articles of correction: $35.
135 (17)(19) Application for certificate of status: $8.75.
136 (18)(20) Certified copy of document: $8.75 $52.50.
137 (19)(21) Serving as agent for substitute service of
138 process: $35 $87.50.
139 (20)(22) Certificate of conversion of a limited
140 agricultural association to a domestic corporation: $35.
141 (21)(23) Any other document required or permitted to be
142 filed by this chapter: $35.
143 (22) A late charge of $400 if the annual report fee is
144 remitted after May 1 except in circumstances in which a business
145 entity was administratively dissolved or its certificate of
146 authority was revoked due to its failure to file an annual
147 report and the entity subsequently applied for reinstatement and
148 paid the applicable reinstatement fee.
149
150 Any citizen support organization that is required by rule of the
151 Department of Environmental Protection to be formed as a
152 nonprofit organization and is under contract with the department
153 is exempt from any fees required for incorporation as a
154 nonprofit organization, and the Secretary of State may not
155 assess any such fees if the citizen support organization is
156 certified by the Department of Environmental Protection to the
157 Secretary of State as being under contract with the Department
158 of Environmental Protection.
159 Section 5. Section 620.1109, Florida Statutes, is amended
160 to read:
161 620.1109 Department of State; fees.—In addition to the
162 supplemental corporate fee of $88.75 imposed pursuant to s.
163 607.193, The fees of the Department of State under this act are
164 as follows:
165 (1) For furnishing a certified copy, $8.75 $52.50 for the
166 first 15 pages plus $1.00 for each additional page.
167 (2) For initial filing, $70, including:
168 (a) An original certificate of limited partnership or an
169 original application for registration as a foreign limited
170 partnership.,
171 (b) Designating a registered agent $965.
172 (3) For filing an original application for registration as
173 a foreign limited partnership, $965.
174 (3)(4) For filing certificate of conversion, $35 $52.50.
175 (4)(5) For filing certificate of merger, $35 $52.50 for
176 each party thereto.
177 (5)(6) For filing a reinstatement, $400 $500 for each
178 calendar year or part thereof the limited partnership was
179 administratively dissolved or foreign limited partnership was
180 revoked in the records of the Department of State.
181 (6)(7) For filing an annual report, $150 $411.25.
182 (7)(8) For filing a certificate:
183 (a) Designating a registered agent, $35;
184 (a)(b) Changing a registered agent or registered office
185 address, $35;
186 (b)(c) Resigning as a registered agent from an active
187 limited partnership, $85 $87.50; or
188 (c) Resigning as a registered agent from an inactive
189 limited partnership, $35; or
190 (d) Of amendment or restatement of the certificate of
191 limited partnership, $35. $52.50;
192 (8)(9) For filing a statement of termination, $35 $52.50.
193 (9)(10) For filing a notice of cancellation for foreign
194 limited partnership, $35 $52.50.
195 (10)(11) For furnishing a certificate of status or
196 authorization, $8.75.
197 (11)(12) For filing a certificate of dissolution, $35
198 $52.50.
199 (12)(13) For filing a certificate of revocation of
200 dissolution, $35 $52.50.
201 (13)(14) For filing any other domestic or foreign limited
202 partnership document, $35 $52.50.
203 (14) A late charge of $400 if the annual report fee is
204 remitted after May 1 except in circumstances in which a business
205 entity was administratively dissolved or its certificate of
206 authority was revoked due to its failure to file an annual
207 report and the entity subsequently applied for reinstatement and
208 paid the applicable reinstatement fee.
209 Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 620.81055, Florida
210 Statutes, is amended to read:
211 620.81055 Fees for filing documents and issuing
212 certificates; powers of the Department of State.—
213 (1) The Department of State shall collect the following
214 fees when documents authorized by this act are delivered to the
215 Department of State for filing:
216 (a) Partnership registration statement: $70 $50.
217 (b) Statement of partnership authority: $35 $25.
218 (c) Statement of denial: $35 $25.
219 (d) Statement of dissociation: $35 $25.
220 (e) Statement of dissolution: $35 $25.
221 (f) Statement of qualification: $35 $25.
222 (g) Statement of foreign qualification: $35 $25.
223 (h) Limited liability partnership annual report: $150 $25.
224 (i) Certificate of merger for each party thereto: $35 $25.
225 (j) Amendment to any statement or registration: $35 $25.
226 (k) Cancellation of any statement or registration: $35 $25.
227 (l) Certified copy of any recording or part thereof: $8.75
228 $52.50.
229 (m) Certificate of status: $8.75.
230 (n) Certificate of conversion: $35 $25.
231 (o) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by
232 this act: $35 $25.
233 (p) A late charge of $400 if the annual report fee is
234 remitted after May 1 except in circumstances in which a limited
235 liability partnership’s statement of qualification was revoked
236 due to its failure to file an annual report and the entity
237 subsequently applied for reinstatement and paid the applicable
238 reinstatement fee.
239 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
240
241 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
242 And the title is amended as follows:
243 Delete everything before the enacting clause
244 and insert:
245 A bill to be entitled
246 An act relating to business entity filing fees;
247 amending ss. 607.0122, 608.452, 617.0122, and
248 620.1109, F.S.; combining certain individual fees into
249 one initial filing fee, revising fees, and requiring
250 the imposition of a late charge under certain
251 circumstances for a corporation for profit, a limited
252 liability company, a corporation not for profit, a
253 domestic limited partnership, and a foreign limited
254 partnership, respectively; amending s. 620.81055,
255 F.S.; revising fees and requiring the imposition of a
256 late charge under certain circumstances for a limited
257 liability partnership; repealing s. 607.193, F.S.,
258 relating to supplemental corporate fees; providing an
259 effective date.