CS/CS/SB 892: Business Organizations
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Commerce and Tourism ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez
Business Organizations; Providing requirements, authorizations, and prohibitions relating to when the terms of a plan or a filed document may be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside of the plan or filed document; revising the process authorizing a domestic or foreign corporation to correct a document filed by the Department of State; requiring certain certificates to be taken by certain entities as prima facie evidence of the facts stated; revising requirements and authorizations for the contents of articles of incorporation, etc.
Last Action: 4/29/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) -SJ 596
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- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/8/2019 Senate • Filed
2/19/2019 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 101
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 98
3/6/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/11/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/11/2019 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 196
3/12/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/13/2019 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/14/2019 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 242
3/20/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/25/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 284
3/27/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
4/2/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 290
4/4/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/09/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/9/2019 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
4/10/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations
4/15/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 379
4/19/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/25/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/19 -SJ 611
4/29/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 590
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1009 -SJ 596
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) -SJ 596
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CS/CS/SB 892, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2019 at 4:40 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1009 (er) Business Organizations Byrd Similar Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-90 H 615 Campaign Finance Roth Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) S 272 Campaign Finance Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) Committee Amendments (3)
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PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 4/9/2019 4:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 6 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/18/2019 9:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (291)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 331.355 Use of name; ownership rights to intellectual property. Page 449 (pdf) 339.12 Aid and contributions by governmental entities for department projects; federal aid. Page 450 (pdf) 605.0102 Definitions. Page 401 (pdf) 605.0105 Operating agreement; scope, function, and limitations. Page 403 (pdf) 605.0112 Name. Page 403 (pdf) 605.01125 Page 405 (pdf) 605.0113 Registered agent. Page 405 (pdf) 605.0114 Change of registered agent or registered office. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0115 Resignation of registered agent. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0116 Change of name or address by registered agent. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0117 Service of process, notice, or demand. Page 408 (pdf) 605.0118 Delivery of record. Page 409 (pdf) 605.0207 Effective date and time. Page 410 (pdf) 605.0209 Correcting filed record. Page 411 (pdf) 605.0210 Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; transmission of information by department. Page 412 (pdf) 605.0211 Certificate of status. Page 412 (pdf) 605.0215 Certificates to be received in evidence and evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. Page 413 (pdf) 605.04092 Conflict of interest transactions. Page 413 (pdf) 605.0410 Records to be kept; rights of member, manager, and person dissociated to information. Page 417 (pdf) 605.0702 Grounds for judicial dissolution. Page 418 (pdf) 605.0706 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Page 422 (pdf) 605.0715 Reinstatement. Page 426 (pdf) 605.0716 Judicial review of denial of reinstatement. Page 427 (pdf) 605.0803 Proper plaintiff. Page 427 (pdf) 605.0903 Effect of a certificate of authority. Page 428 (pdf) 605.0904 Effect of failure to have certificate of authority. Page 428 (pdf) 605.0906 Noncomplying name of foreign limited liability company. Page 429 (pdf) 605.0907 Amendment to certificate of authority. Page 429 (pdf) 605.0908 Revocation of certificate of authority. Page 430 (pdf) 605.09091 Page 432 (pdf) 605.0910 Withdrawal and cancellation of certificate of authority. Page 433 (pdf) 605.0911 Withdrawal deemed on conversion to domestic filing entity. Page 434 (pdf) 605.0912 Withdrawal on dissolution, merger, or conversion to nonfiling entity. Page 434 (pdf) 605.1025 Articles of merger. Page 435 (pdf) 605.1035 Articles of interest exchange. Page 435 (pdf) 605.1061 Appraisal rights; definitions. Page 436 (pdf) 605.1063 Notice of appraisal rights. Page 436 (pdf) 605.1072 Other remedies limited. Page 437 (pdf) 607.0101 Short title. Page 24 (pdf) 607.0102 Reservation of power to amend or repeal. Page 25 (pdf) 607.0120 Filing requirements. Page 25 (pdf) 607.0121 Forms. Page 28 (pdf) 607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates. Page 29 (pdf) 607.0123 Effective time and date of document. Page 30 (pdf) 607.0124 Correcting filed document. Page 33 (pdf) 607.0125 Filing duties of Department of State. Page 34 (pdf) 607.0126 Appeal from Department of State’s refusal to file document. Page 36 (pdf) 607.0127 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. Page 37 (pdf) 607.0128 Certificate of status. Page 37 (pdf) 607.0130 Powers of Department of State. Page 39 (pdf) 607.01401 Definitions. Page 41 (pdf) 607.0141 Notice. Page 56 (pdf) 607.0143 Page 60 (pdf) 607.0201 Incorporators. 607.0202 Articles of incorporation; content. Page 62 (pdf) 607.0203 Incorporation. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0204 Liability for preincorporation transactions. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0205 Organizational meeting of directors. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0206 Bylaws. Page 65 (pdf) 607.0207 Emergency bylaws. Page 67 (pdf) 607.0208 Page 68 (pdf) 607.0301 Purposes and application. Page 69 (pdf) 607.0302 General powers. Page 69 (pdf) 607.0303 Emergency powers. Page 72 (pdf) 607.0304 Ultra vires. Page 73 (pdf) 607.0401 Corporate name. Page 74 (pdf) 607.04021 Page 75 (pdf) 607.0403 Registered name; application; renewal; revocation. Page 76 (pdf) 607.0501 Registered office and registered agent. Page 77 (pdf) 607.0502 Change of registered office or registered agent; resignation of registered agent. Page 79 (pdf) 607.0503 Page 82 (pdf) 607.05031 Page 82 (pdf) 607.05032 Page 83 (pdf) 607.0504 Service of process, notice, or demand on a corporation. Page 84 (pdf) 607.0505 Registered agent; duties. Page 85 (pdf) 607.0601 Authorized shares. Page 89 (pdf) 607.0602 Terms of class or series determined by board of directors. Page 91 (pdf) 607.0604 Fractional shares. Page 93 (pdf) 607.0620 Subscriptions for shares. Page 94 (pdf) 607.0621 Issuance of shares. Page 95 (pdf) 607.0622 Liability for shares issued before payment. Page 95 (pdf) 607.0623 Share dividends. Page 96 (pdf) 607.0624 Share options. Page 96 (pdf) 607.0625 Form and content of certificates. Page 98 (pdf) 607.0626 Shares without certificates. Page 99 (pdf) 607.0627 Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities. Page 100 (pdf) 607.0630 Shareholders’ preemptive rights. Page 100 (pdf) 607.0631 Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares. Page 101 (pdf) 607.06401 Distributions to shareholders. Page 102 (pdf) 607.0701 Annual meeting. Page 105 (pdf) 607.0702 Special meeting. Page 107 (pdf) 607.0703 Court-ordered meeting. Page 109 (pdf) 607.0704 Action by shareholders without a meeting. Page 110 (pdf) 607.0705 Notice of meeting. Page 112 (pdf) 607.0706 Waiver of notice. Page 115 (pdf) 607.0707 Record date. Page 116 (pdf) 607.0709 Page 118 (pdf) 607.0720 Shareholders’ list for meeting. Page 120 (pdf) 607.0721 Voting entitlement of shares. Page 122 (pdf) 607.0722 Proxies. Page 123 (pdf) 607.0723 Shares held by nominees. Page 125 (pdf) 607.0724 Corporation’s acceptance of votes. Page 126 (pdf) 607.0725 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. Page 128 (pdf) 607.0726 Action by single and multiple voting groups. Page 129 (pdf) 607.0728 Voting for directors; cumulative voting. Page 130 (pdf) 607.0729 Page 130 (pdf) 607.0730 Voting trusts. Page 132 (pdf) 607.0731 Shareholders’ agreements. Page 133 (pdf) 607.0732 Shareholder agreements. Page 134 (pdf) 607.07401 Shareholders’ derivative actions. Page 138 (pdf) 607.0741 Page 138 (pdf) 607.0742 Page 138 (pdf) 607.0743 Page 139 (pdf) 607.0744 Page 139 (pdf) 607.0745 Page 140 (pdf) 607.0746 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0747 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0748 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0749 Page 143 (pdf) 607.0801 Requirement for and duties of board of directors. Page 144 (pdf) 607.0802 Qualifications of directors. Page 145 (pdf) 607.0803 Number of directors. Page 146 (pdf) 607.0804 Election of directors by certain voting groups. Page 146 (pdf) 607.0805 Terms of directors generally. Page 147 (pdf) 607.0806 Staggered terms for directors. Page 148 (pdf) 607.0807 Resignation of directors. Page 149 (pdf) 607.0808 Removal of directors by shareholders. Page 150 (pdf) 607.08081 Page 150 (pdf) 607.0809 Vacancy on board. Page 151 (pdf) 607.0820 Meetings. Page 152 (pdf) 607.0821 Action by directors without a meeting. Page 153 (pdf) 607.0823 Waiver of notice. Page 153 (pdf) 607.0824 Quorum and voting. Page 154 (pdf) 607.0825 Committees. Page 155 (pdf) 607.0826 Page 158 (pdf) 607.0830 General standards for directors. Page 158 (pdf) 607.0831 Liability of directors. Page 160 (pdf) 607.0832 Director conflicts of interest. Page 163 (pdf) 607.0833 Loans to officers, directors, and employees; guaranty of obligations. Page 169 (pdf) 607.0834 Liability for unlawful distributions. Page 170 (pdf) 607.08401 Required officers. Page 170 (pdf) 607.08411 Page 171 (pdf) 607.0842 Resignation and removal of officers. Page 173 (pdf) 607.0850 Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents. Page 174 (pdf) 607.0851 Page 182 (pdf) 607.0852 Page 184 (pdf) 607.0853 Page 184 (pdf) 607.0854 Page 185 (pdf) 607.0855 Page 187 (pdf) 607.0857 Page 188 (pdf) 607.0858 Page 188 (pdf) 607.0859 Page 190 (pdf) 607.0901 Affiliated transactions. Page 191 (pdf) 607.0902 Control-share acquisitions. Page 200 (pdf) 607.1001 Authority to amend the articles of incorporation. Page 201 (pdf) 607.1002 Amendment by board of directors. Page 202 (pdf) 607.10025 Shares; combination or division. Page 203 (pdf) 607.1003 Amendment by board of directors and shareholders. Page 204 (pdf) 607.1004 Voting on amendments by voting groups. Page 208 (pdf) 607.1005 Amendment before issuance of shares. Page 209 (pdf) 607.1006 Articles of amendment. Page 210 (pdf) 607.1007 Restated articles of incorporation. Page 211 (pdf) 607.1008 Amendment pursuant to reorganization. Page 213 (pdf) 607.1009 Effect of amendment. Page 213 (pdf) 607.1020 Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders. Page 215 (pdf) 607.1021 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders. Page 215 (pdf) 607.1022 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors. Page 216 (pdf) 607.1023 Page 217 (pdf) 607.1101 Merger. Page 218 (pdf) 607.1102 Share exchange. Page 223 (pdf) 607.1103 Action on plan. Page 226 (pdf) 607.11035 Page 234 (pdf) 607.1104 Merger of subsidiary corporation. Page 237 (pdf) 607.11045 Holding company formation by merger by certain corporations. Page 240 (pdf) 607.1105 Articles of merger or share exchange. Page 243 (pdf) 607.1106 Effect of merger or share exchange. Page 247 (pdf) 607.1107 Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations. Page 253 (pdf) 607.1108 Merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1109 Articles of merger. Page 256 (pdf) 607.11101 Effect of merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1112 Conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1113 Certificate of conversion. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1114 Effect of conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1115 Conversion of another business entity to a domestic corporation. Page 256 (pdf) 607.11920 Page 257 (pdf) 607.11921 Page 258 (pdf) 607.11922 Page 260 (pdf) 607.11923 Page 262 (pdf) 607.11924 Page 264 (pdf) 607.11930 Page 267 (pdf) 607.11931 Page 268 (pdf) 607.11932 Page 269 (pdf) 607.11933 Page 271 (pdf) 607.11934 Page 273 (pdf) 607.11935 Page 275 (pdf) 607.1201 Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets. Page 279 (pdf) 607.1202 Sale of assets other than in regular course of business. Page 280 (pdf) 607.1301 Appraisal rights; definitions. Page 283 (pdf) 607.1302 Right of shareholders to appraisal. Page 287 (pdf) 607.1303 Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners. Page 296 (pdf) 607.1320 Notice of appraisal rights. Page 297 (pdf) 607.1321 Notice of intent to demand payment. Page 299 (pdf) 607.1322 Appraisal notice and form. Page 300 (pdf) 607.1323 Perfection of rights; right to withdraw. Page 302 (pdf) 607.1324 Shareholder’s acceptance of corporation’s offer. Page 303 (pdf) 607.1326 Procedure if shareholder is dissatisfied with offer. Page 303 (pdf) 607.1330 Court action. Page 304 (pdf) 607.1331 Court costs and counsel fees. Page 305 (pdf) 607.1332 Disposition of acquired shares. Page 306 (pdf) 607.1333 Limitation on corporate payment. Page 306 (pdf) 607.1340 Page 307 (pdf) 607.1401 Dissolution by incorporators or directors. Page 307 (pdf) 607.1402 Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders; dissolution by written consent of shareholders. Page 308 (pdf) 607.1403 Articles of dissolution. Page 309 (pdf) 607.1404 Revocation of dissolution. Page 311 (pdf) 607.1405 Effect of dissolution. Page 312 (pdf) 607.1406 Known claims against dissolved corporation. Page 314 (pdf) 607.1407 Unknown claims against dissolved corporation. Page 322 (pdf) 607.1408 Page 324 (pdf) 607.1409 Page 325 (pdf) 607.1410 Page 326 (pdf) 607.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution. Page 327 (pdf) 607.1421 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution. Page 329 (pdf) 607.1422 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution. Page 329 (pdf) 607.1423 Appeal from denial of reinstatement. Page 332 (pdf) 607.1430 Grounds for judicial dissolution. Page 333 (pdf) 607.1431 Procedure for judicial dissolution. Page 338 (pdf) 607.1432 Receivership or custodianship. Page 339 (pdf) 607.1433 Judgment of dissolution. Page 340 (pdf) 607.1434 Alternative remedies to judicial dissolution. Page 342 (pdf) 607.1435 Provisional director. Page 342 (pdf) 607.1436 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Page 343 (pdf) 607.14401 Deposit with Department of Financial Services. Page 347 (pdf) 607.1501 Authority of foreign corporation to transact business required. Page 348 (pdf) 607.15015 Page 350 (pdf) 607.1502 Consequences of transacting business without authority. Page 350 (pdf) 607.1503 Application for certificate of authority. Page 352 (pdf) 607.1504 Amended certificate of authority. Page 354 (pdf) 607.1505 Effect of certificate of authority. Page 356 (pdf) 607.1506 Corporate name of foreign corporation. Page 357 (pdf) 607.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 360 (pdf) 607.1508 Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 362 (pdf) 607.1509 Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 364 (pdf) 607.15091 Page 365 (pdf) 607.15092 Page 366 (pdf) 607.15101 Service of process, notice, or demand on a foreign corporation. Page 366 (pdf) 607.1520 Withdrawal of foreign corporation. Page 369 (pdf) 607.1521 Page 371 (pdf) 607.1522 Page 371 (pdf) 607.1523 Page 372 (pdf) 607.1530 Grounds for revocation of authority to transact business. Page 372 (pdf) 607.1531 Procedure for and effect of revocation. Page 374 (pdf) 607.15315 Revocation; application for reinstatement. Page 375 (pdf) 607.1532 Appeal from revocation. Page 377 (pdf) 607.1601 Corporate records. Page 379 (pdf) 607.1602 Inspection of records by shareholders. Page 381 (pdf) 607.1603 Scope of inspection right. Page 385 (pdf) 607.1604 Court-ordered inspection. Page 386 (pdf) 607.1605 Inspection of records by directors. Page 388 (pdf) 607.1620 Financial statements for shareholders. Page 389 (pdf) 607.1621 Other reports to shareholders. Page 393 (pdf) 607.1622 Annual report for Department of State. Page 393 (pdf) 607.1701 Application to existing domestic corporation. Page 398 (pdf) 607.1702 Application to qualified foreign corporations. Page 398 (pdf) 607.1711 Application to foreign and interstate commerce. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1801 Domestication of foreign corporations. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1907 Effect of repeal of prior acts. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1908 Page 400 (pdf) 607.504 Election of social purpose corporation status. Page 400 (pdf) 607.604 Election of benefit corporation status. Page 401 (pdf) 617.0302 Corporate powers. Page 438 (pdf) 617.0501 Registered office and registered agent. Page 438 (pdf) 617.05015 Page 439 (pdf) 617.0831 Indemnification and liability of officers, directors, employees, and agents. Page 440 (pdf) 617.1102 Limitation on merger. Page 441 (pdf) 617.1108 Merger of domestic corporation and other business entities. Page 441 (pdf) 617.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 442 (pdf) 620.1108 Name. Page 443 (pdf) 620.11085 Page 445 (pdf) 620.2104 Filings required for conversion; effective date. Page 446 (pdf) 620.2108 Filings required for merger; effective date. Page 446 (pdf) 620.8918 Filings required for merger; effective date. Page 447 (pdf) 621.12 Identification with individual shareholders or individual members. Page 447 (pdf) 628.530 Effects of redomestication. Page 451 (pdf) 631.0515 Appointment of receiver; insurance holding company. Page 452 (pdf) 658.44 Approval by stockholders; rights of dissenters; preemptive rights. Page 453 (pdf) 662.150 Domestication of a foreign family trust company. Page 449 (pdf) 663.03 Applicability of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Page 453 (pdf) 663.403 Applicability of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Page 453 (pdf) 694.16 Conveyances by merger or conversion of business entities. Page 454 (pdf) 865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 448 (pdf) -
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Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2019 (pdf)
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Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1009 (c1) Business Organizations Byrd Identical Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-90 H 615 Campaign Finance Roth Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) S 272 Campaign Finance Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) Committee Amendments (4)
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Date Committee Result 3/25/2019 4:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (291)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 331.355 Use of name; ownership rights to intellectual property. Page 449 (pdf) 339.12 Aid and contributions by governmental entities for department projects; federal aid. Page 450 (pdf) 605.0102 Definitions. Page 401 (pdf) 605.0105 Operating agreement; scope, function, and limitations. Page 403 (pdf) 605.0112 Name. Page 403 (pdf) 605.01125 Page 405 (pdf) 605.0113 Registered agent. Page 405 (pdf) 605.0114 Change of registered agent or registered office. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0115 Resignation of registered agent. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0116 Change of name or address by registered agent. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0117 Service of process, notice, or demand. Page 408 (pdf) 605.0118 Delivery of record. Page 409 (pdf) 605.0207 Effective date and time. Page 410 (pdf) 605.0209 Correcting filed record. Page 411 (pdf) 605.0210 Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; transmission of information by department. Page 412 (pdf) 605.0211 Certificate of status. Page 412 (pdf) 605.0215 Certificates to be received in evidence and evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. Page 413 (pdf) 605.04092 Conflict of interest transactions. Page 413 (pdf) 605.0410 Records to be kept; rights of member, manager, and person dissociated to information. Page 417 (pdf) 605.0702 Grounds for judicial dissolution. Page 418 (pdf) 605.0706 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Page 422 (pdf) 605.0715 Reinstatement. Page 426 (pdf) 605.0716 Judicial review of denial of reinstatement. Page 427 (pdf) 605.0803 Proper plaintiff. Page 427 (pdf) 605.0903 Effect of a certificate of authority. Page 428 (pdf) 605.0904 Effect of failure to have certificate of authority. Page 428 (pdf) 605.0906 Noncomplying name of foreign limited liability company. Page 429 (pdf) 605.0907 Amendment to certificate of authority. Page 429 (pdf) 605.0908 Revocation of certificate of authority. Page 430 (pdf) 605.09091 Page 432 (pdf) 605.0910 Withdrawal and cancellation of certificate of authority. Page 433 (pdf) 605.0911 Withdrawal deemed on conversion to domestic filing entity. Page 434 (pdf) 605.0912 Withdrawal on dissolution, merger, or conversion to nonfiling entity. Page 434 (pdf) 605.1025 Articles of merger. Page 435 (pdf) 605.1035 Articles of interest exchange. Page 435 (pdf) 605.1061 Appraisal rights; definitions. Page 436 (pdf) 605.1063 Notice of appraisal rights. Page 436 (pdf) 605.1072 Other remedies limited. Page 437 (pdf) 607.0101 Short title. Page 24 (pdf) 607.0102 Reservation of power to amend or repeal. Page 25 (pdf) 607.0120 Filing requirements. Page 25 (pdf) 607.0121 Forms. Page 28 (pdf) 607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates. Page 29 (pdf) 607.0123 Effective time and date of document. Page 30 (pdf) 607.0124 Correcting filed document. Page 33 (pdf) 607.0125 Filing duties of Department of State. Page 34 (pdf) 607.0126 Appeal from Department of State’s refusal to file document. Page 36 (pdf) 607.0127 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. Page 37 (pdf) 607.0128 Certificate of status. Page 37 (pdf) 607.0130 Powers of Department of State. Page 39 (pdf) 607.01401 Definitions. Page 41 (pdf) 607.0141 Notice. Page 56 (pdf) 607.0143 Page 60 (pdf) 607.0201 Incorporators. 607.0202 Articles of incorporation; content. Page 62 (pdf) 607.0203 Incorporation. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0204 Liability for preincorporation transactions. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0205 Organizational meeting of directors. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0206 Bylaws. Page 65 (pdf) 607.0207 Emergency bylaws. Page 67 (pdf) 607.0208 Page 68 (pdf) 607.0301 Purposes and application. Page 69 (pdf) 607.0302 General powers. Page 69 (pdf) 607.0303 Emergency powers. Page 72 (pdf) 607.0304 Ultra vires. Page 73 (pdf) 607.0401 Corporate name. Page 74 (pdf) 607.04021 Page 75 (pdf) 607.0403 Registered name; application; renewal; revocation. Page 76 (pdf) 607.0501 Registered office and registered agent. Page 77 (pdf) 607.0502 Change of registered office or registered agent; resignation of registered agent. Page 79 (pdf) 607.0503 Page 82 (pdf) 607.05031 Page 82 (pdf) 607.05032 Page 83 (pdf) 607.0504 Service of process, notice, or demand on a corporation. Page 84 (pdf) 607.0505 Registered agent; duties. Page 85 (pdf) 607.0601 Authorized shares. Page 89 (pdf) 607.0602 Terms of class or series determined by board of directors. Page 91 (pdf) 607.0604 Fractional shares. Page 93 (pdf) 607.0620 Subscriptions for shares. Page 94 (pdf) 607.0621 Issuance of shares. Page 95 (pdf) 607.0622 Liability for shares issued before payment. Page 95 (pdf) 607.0623 Share dividends. Page 96 (pdf) 607.0624 Share options. Page 96 (pdf) 607.0625 Form and content of certificates. Page 98 (pdf) 607.0626 Shares without certificates. Page 99 (pdf) 607.0627 Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities. Page 100 (pdf) 607.0630 Shareholders’ preemptive rights. Page 100 (pdf) 607.0631 Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares. Page 101 (pdf) 607.06401 Distributions to shareholders. Page 102 (pdf) 607.0701 Annual meeting. Page 105 (pdf) 607.0702 Special meeting. Page 107 (pdf) 607.0703 Court-ordered meeting. Page 109 (pdf) 607.0704 Action by shareholders without a meeting. Page 110 (pdf) 607.0705 Notice of meeting. Page 112 (pdf) 607.0706 Waiver of notice. Page 115 (pdf) 607.0707 Record date. Page 116 (pdf) 607.0709 Page 118 (pdf) 607.0720 Shareholders’ list for meeting. Page 120 (pdf) 607.0721 Voting entitlement of shares. Page 122 (pdf) 607.0722 Proxies. Page 123 (pdf) 607.0723 Shares held by nominees. Page 125 (pdf) 607.0724 Corporation’s acceptance of votes. Page 126 (pdf) 607.0725 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. Page 128 (pdf) 607.0726 Action by single and multiple voting groups. Page 129 (pdf) 607.0728 Voting for directors; cumulative voting. Page 130 (pdf) 607.0729 Page 130 (pdf) 607.0730 Voting trusts. Page 132 (pdf) 607.0731 Shareholders’ agreements. Page 133 (pdf) 607.0732 Shareholder agreements. Page 134 (pdf) 607.07401 Shareholders’ derivative actions. Page 138 (pdf) 607.0741 Page 138 (pdf) 607.0742 Page 138 (pdf) 607.0743 Page 139 (pdf) 607.0744 Page 139 (pdf) 607.0745 Page 140 (pdf) 607.0746 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0747 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0748 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0749 Page 143 (pdf) 607.0801 Requirement for and duties of board of directors. Page 144 (pdf) 607.0802 Qualifications of directors. Page 145 (pdf) 607.0803 Number of directors. Page 146 (pdf) 607.0804 Election of directors by certain voting groups. Page 146 (pdf) 607.0805 Terms of directors generally. Page 147 (pdf) 607.0806 Staggered terms for directors. Page 148 (pdf) 607.0807 Resignation of directors. Page 149 (pdf) 607.0808 Removal of directors by shareholders. Page 150 (pdf) 607.08081 Page 150 (pdf) 607.0809 Vacancy on board. Page 151 (pdf) 607.0820 Meetings. Page 152 (pdf) 607.0821 Action by directors without a meeting. Page 153 (pdf) 607.0823 Waiver of notice. Page 153 (pdf) 607.0824 Quorum and voting. Page 154 (pdf) 607.0825 Committees. Page 155 (pdf) 607.0826 Page 158 (pdf) 607.0830 General standards for directors. Page 158 (pdf) 607.0831 Liability of directors. Page 160 (pdf) 607.0832 Director conflicts of interest. Page 163 (pdf) 607.0833 Loans to officers, directors, and employees; guaranty of obligations. Page 169 (pdf) 607.0834 Liability for unlawful distributions. Page 170 (pdf) 607.08401 Required officers. Page 170 (pdf) 607.08411 Page 171 (pdf) 607.0842 Resignation and removal of officers. Page 173 (pdf) 607.0850 Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents. Page 174 (pdf) 607.0851 Page 182 (pdf) 607.0852 Page 184 (pdf) 607.0853 Page 184 (pdf) 607.0854 Page 185 (pdf) 607.0855 Page 187 (pdf) 607.0857 Page 188 (pdf) 607.0858 Page 188 (pdf) 607.0859 Page 190 (pdf) 607.0901 Affiliated transactions. Page 191 (pdf) 607.0902 Control-share acquisitions. Page 200 (pdf) 607.1001 Authority to amend the articles of incorporation. Page 201 (pdf) 607.1002 Amendment by board of directors. Page 202 (pdf) 607.10025 Shares; combination or division. Page 203 (pdf) 607.1003 Amendment by board of directors and shareholders. Page 204 (pdf) 607.1004 Voting on amendments by voting groups. Page 208 (pdf) 607.1005 Amendment before issuance of shares. Page 209 (pdf) 607.1006 Articles of amendment. Page 210 (pdf) 607.1007 Restated articles of incorporation. Page 211 (pdf) 607.1008 Amendment pursuant to reorganization. Page 213 (pdf) 607.1009 Effect of amendment. Page 213 (pdf) 607.1020 Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders. Page 215 (pdf) 607.1021 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders. Page 215 (pdf) 607.1022 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors. Page 216 (pdf) 607.1023 Page 217 (pdf) 607.1101 Merger. Page 218 (pdf) 607.1102 Share exchange. Page 223 (pdf) 607.1103 Action on plan. Page 226 (pdf) 607.11035 Page 234 (pdf) 607.1104 Merger of subsidiary corporation. Page 237 (pdf) 607.11045 Holding company formation by merger by certain corporations. Page 240 (pdf) 607.1105 Articles of merger or share exchange. Page 243 (pdf) 607.1106 Effect of merger or share exchange. Page 247 (pdf) 607.1107 Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations. Page 253 (pdf) 607.1108 Merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1109 Articles of merger. Page 256 (pdf) 607.11101 Effect of merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1112 Conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1113 Certificate of conversion. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1114 Effect of conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1115 Conversion of another business entity to a domestic corporation. Page 256 (pdf) 607.11920 Page 257 (pdf) 607.11921 Page 258 (pdf) 607.11922 Page 260 (pdf) 607.11923 Page 262 (pdf) 607.11924 Page 264 (pdf) 607.11930 Page 267 (pdf) 607.11931 Page 268 (pdf) 607.11932 Page 269 (pdf) 607.11933 Page 271 (pdf) 607.11934 Page 273 (pdf) 607.11935 Page 275 (pdf) 607.1201 Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets. Page 279 (pdf) 607.1202 Sale of assets other than in regular course of business. Page 280 (pdf) 607.1301 Appraisal rights; definitions. Page 283 (pdf) 607.1302 Right of shareholders to appraisal. Page 287 (pdf) 607.1303 Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners. Page 296 (pdf) 607.1320 Notice of appraisal rights. Page 297 (pdf) 607.1321 Notice of intent to demand payment. Page 299 (pdf) 607.1322 Appraisal notice and form. Page 300 (pdf) 607.1323 Perfection of rights; right to withdraw. Page 302 (pdf) 607.1324 Shareholder’s acceptance of corporation’s offer. Page 303 (pdf) 607.1326 Procedure if shareholder is dissatisfied with offer. Page 303 (pdf) 607.1330 Court action. Page 304 (pdf) 607.1331 Court costs and counsel fees. Page 305 (pdf) 607.1332 Disposition of acquired shares. Page 306 (pdf) 607.1333 Limitation on corporate payment. Page 306 (pdf) 607.1340 Page 307 (pdf) 607.1401 Dissolution by incorporators or directors. Page 307 (pdf) 607.1402 Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders; dissolution by written consent of shareholders. Page 308 (pdf) 607.1403 Articles of dissolution. Page 309 (pdf) 607.1404 Revocation of dissolution. Page 311 (pdf) 607.1405 Effect of dissolution. Page 312 (pdf) 607.1406 Known claims against dissolved corporation. Page 314 (pdf) 607.1407 Unknown claims against dissolved corporation. Page 322 (pdf) 607.1408 Page 324 (pdf) 607.1409 Page 325 (pdf) 607.1410 Page 326 (pdf) 607.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution. Page 327 (pdf) 607.1421 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution. Page 329 (pdf) 607.1422 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution. Page 329 (pdf) 607.1423 Appeal from denial of reinstatement. Page 332 (pdf) 607.1430 Grounds for judicial dissolution. Page 333 (pdf) 607.1431 Procedure for judicial dissolution. Page 338 (pdf) 607.1432 Receivership or custodianship. Page 339 (pdf) 607.1433 Judgment of dissolution. Page 340 (pdf) 607.1434 Alternative remedies to judicial dissolution. Page 342 (pdf) 607.1435 Provisional director. Page 342 (pdf) 607.1436 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Page 343 (pdf) 607.14401 Deposit with Department of Financial Services. Page 347 (pdf) 607.1501 Authority of foreign corporation to transact business required. Page 348 (pdf) 607.15015 Page 350 (pdf) 607.1502 Consequences of transacting business without authority. Page 350 (pdf) 607.1503 Application for certificate of authority. Page 352 (pdf) 607.1504 Amended certificate of authority. Page 354 (pdf) 607.1505 Effect of certificate of authority. Page 356 (pdf) 607.1506 Corporate name of foreign corporation. Page 357 (pdf) 607.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 360 (pdf) 607.1508 Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 362 (pdf) 607.1509 Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 364 (pdf) 607.15091 Page 365 (pdf) 607.15092 Page 366 (pdf) 607.15101 Service of process, notice, or demand on a foreign corporation. Page 366 (pdf) 607.1520 Withdrawal of foreign corporation. Page 369 (pdf) 607.1521 Page 371 (pdf) 607.1522 Page 371 (pdf) 607.1523 Page 372 (pdf) 607.1530 Grounds for revocation of authority to transact business. Page 372 (pdf) 607.1531 Procedure for and effect of revocation. Page 374 (pdf) 607.15315 Revocation; application for reinstatement. Page 375 (pdf) 607.1532 Appeal from revocation. Page 377 (pdf) 607.1601 Corporate records. Page 379 (pdf) 607.1602 Inspection of records by shareholders. Page 381 (pdf) 607.1603 Scope of inspection right. Page 385 (pdf) 607.1604 Court-ordered inspection. Page 386 (pdf) 607.1605 Inspection of records by directors. Page 388 (pdf) 607.1620 Financial statements for shareholders. Page 389 (pdf) 607.1621 Other reports to shareholders. Page 393 (pdf) 607.1622 Annual report for Department of State. Page 393 (pdf) 607.1701 Application to existing domestic corporation. Page 398 (pdf) 607.1702 Application to qualified foreign corporations. Page 398 (pdf) 607.1711 Application to foreign and interstate commerce. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1801 Domestication of foreign corporations. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1907 Effect of repeal of prior acts. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1908 Page 400 (pdf) 607.504 Election of social purpose corporation status. Page 400 (pdf) 607.604 Election of benefit corporation status. Page 401 (pdf) 617.0302 Corporate powers. Page 438 (pdf) 617.0501 Registered office and registered agent. Page 438 (pdf) 617.05015 Page 439 (pdf) 617.0831 Indemnification and liability of officers, directors, employees, and agents. Page 440 (pdf) 617.1102 Limitation on merger. Page 441 (pdf) 617.1108 Merger of domestic corporation and other business entities. Page 441 (pdf) 617.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 442 (pdf) 620.1108 Name. Page 443 (pdf) 620.11085 Page 445 (pdf) 620.2104 Filings required for conversion; effective date. Page 446 (pdf) 620.2108 Filings required for merger; effective date. Page 446 (pdf) 620.8918 Filings required for merger; effective date. Page 447 (pdf) 621.12 Identification with individual shareholders or individual members. Page 447 (pdf) 628.530 Effects of redomestication. Page 451 (pdf) 631.0515 Appointment of receiver; insurance holding company. Page 452 (pdf) 658.44 Approval by stockholders; rights of dissenters; preemptive rights. Page 453 (pdf) 662.150 Domestication of a foreign family trust company. Page 449 (pdf) 663.03 Applicability of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Page 453 (pdf) 663.403 Applicability of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Page 453 (pdf) 694.16 Conveyances by merger or conversion of business entities. Page 454 (pdf) 865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 448 (pdf) -
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Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1009 Business Organizations Byrd Identical Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-90 H 615 Campaign Finance Roth Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) S 272 Campaign Finance Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1009 (Ch. 2019-90) Committee Amendments (1)
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(Stewart)3/8/2019
1:30 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
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Date Committee Result 3/11/2019 1:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 5 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (291)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 331.355 Use of name; ownership rights to intellectual property. Page 449 (pdf) 339.12 Aid and contributions by governmental entities for department projects; federal aid. Page 450 (pdf) 605.0102 Definitions. Page 401 (pdf) 605.0105 Operating agreement; scope, function, and limitations. Page 403 (pdf) 605.0112 Name. Page 403 (pdf) 605.01125 Page 405 (pdf) 605.0113 Registered agent. Page 405 (pdf) 605.0114 Change of registered agent or registered office. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0115 Resignation of registered agent. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0116 Change of name or address by registered agent. Page 407 (pdf) 605.0117 Service of process, notice, or demand. Page 408 (pdf) 605.0118 Delivery of record. Page 409 (pdf) 605.0207 Effective date and time. Page 410 (pdf) 605.0209 Correcting filed record. Page 411 (pdf) 605.0210 Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; transmission of information by department. Page 412 (pdf) 605.0211 Certificate of status. Page 412 (pdf) 605.0215 Certificates to be received in evidence and evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. Page 413 (pdf) 605.04092 Conflict of interest transactions. Page 413 (pdf) 605.0410 Records to be kept; rights of member, manager, and person dissociated to information. Page 417 (pdf) 605.0702 Grounds for judicial dissolution. Page 418 (pdf) 605.0706 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Page 422 (pdf) 605.0715 Reinstatement. Page 426 (pdf) 605.0716 Judicial review of denial of reinstatement. Page 427 (pdf) 605.0803 Proper plaintiff. Page 427 (pdf) 605.0903 Effect of a certificate of authority. Page 428 (pdf) 605.0904 Effect of failure to have certificate of authority. Page 428 (pdf) 605.0906 Noncomplying name of foreign limited liability company. Page 429 (pdf) 605.0907 Amendment to certificate of authority. Page 429 (pdf) 605.0908 Revocation of certificate of authority. Page 430 (pdf) 605.09091 Page 432 (pdf) 605.0910 Withdrawal and cancellation of certificate of authority. Page 433 (pdf) 605.0911 Withdrawal deemed on conversion to domestic filing entity. Page 434 (pdf) 605.0912 Withdrawal on dissolution, merger, or conversion to nonfiling entity. Page 434 (pdf) 605.1025 Articles of merger. Page 435 (pdf) 605.1035 Articles of interest exchange. Page 435 (pdf) 605.1061 Appraisal rights; definitions. Page 436 (pdf) 605.1063 Notice of appraisal rights. Page 436 (pdf) 605.1072 Other remedies limited. Page 437 (pdf) 607.0101 Short title. Page 24 (pdf) 607.0102 Reservation of power to amend or repeal. Page 25 (pdf) 607.0120 Filing requirements. Page 25 (pdf) 607.0121 Forms. Page 28 (pdf) 607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates. Page 29 (pdf) 607.0123 Effective time and date of document. Page 30 (pdf) 607.0124 Correcting filed document. Page 33 (pdf) 607.0125 Filing duties of Department of State. Page 34 (pdf) 607.0126 Appeal from Department of State’s refusal to file document. Page 36 (pdf) 607.0127 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. Page 37 (pdf) 607.0128 Certificate of status. Page 37 (pdf) 607.0130 Powers of Department of State. Page 39 (pdf) 607.01401 Definitions. Page 41 (pdf) 607.0141 Notice. Page 56 (pdf) 607.0143 Page 60 (pdf) 607.0201 Incorporators. 607.0202 Articles of incorporation; content. Page 62 (pdf) 607.0203 Incorporation. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0204 Liability for preincorporation transactions. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0205 Organizational meeting of directors. Page 64 (pdf) 607.0206 Bylaws. Page 65 (pdf) 607.0207 Emergency bylaws. Page 67 (pdf) 607.0208 Page 68 (pdf) 607.0301 Purposes and application. Page 69 (pdf) 607.0302 General powers. Page 69 (pdf) 607.0303 Emergency powers. Page 72 (pdf) 607.0304 Ultra vires. Page 73 (pdf) 607.0401 Corporate name. Page 74 (pdf) 607.04021 Page 75 (pdf) 607.0403 Registered name; application; renewal; revocation. Page 76 (pdf) 607.0501 Registered office and registered agent. Page 77 (pdf) 607.0502 Change of registered office or registered agent; resignation of registered agent. Page 79 (pdf) 607.0503 Page 82 (pdf) 607.05031 Page 82 (pdf) 607.05032 Page 83 (pdf) 607.0504 Service of process, notice, or demand on a corporation. Page 84 (pdf) 607.0505 Registered agent; duties. Page 85 (pdf) 607.0601 Authorized shares. Page 89 (pdf) 607.0602 Terms of class or series determined by board of directors. Page 91 (pdf) 607.0604 Fractional shares. Page 93 (pdf) 607.0620 Subscriptions for shares. Page 94 (pdf) 607.0621 Issuance of shares. Page 95 (pdf) 607.0622 Liability for shares issued before payment. Page 95 (pdf) 607.0623 Share dividends. Page 96 (pdf) 607.0624 Share options. Page 96 (pdf) 607.0625 Form and content of certificates. Page 98 (pdf) 607.0626 Shares without certificates. Page 99 (pdf) 607.0627 Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities. Page 100 (pdf) 607.0630 Shareholders’ preemptive rights. Page 100 (pdf) 607.0631 Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares. Page 101 (pdf) 607.06401 Distributions to shareholders. Page 102 (pdf) 607.0701 Annual meeting. Page 105 (pdf) 607.0702 Special meeting. Page 107 (pdf) 607.0703 Court-ordered meeting. Page 109 (pdf) 607.0704 Action by shareholders without a meeting. Page 110 (pdf) 607.0705 Notice of meeting. Page 112 (pdf) 607.0706 Waiver of notice. Page 115 (pdf) 607.0707 Record date. Page 116 (pdf) 607.0709 Page 118 (pdf) 607.0720 Shareholders’ list for meeting. Page 120 (pdf) 607.0721 Voting entitlement of shares. Page 122 (pdf) 607.0722 Proxies. Page 123 (pdf) 607.0723 Shares held by nominees. Page 125 (pdf) 607.0724 Corporation’s acceptance of votes. Page 126 (pdf) 607.0725 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. Page 128 (pdf) 607.0726 Action by single and multiple voting groups. Page 129 (pdf) 607.0728 Voting for directors; cumulative voting. Page 130 (pdf) 607.0729 Page 130 (pdf) 607.0730 Voting trusts. Page 132 (pdf) 607.0731 Shareholders’ agreements. Page 133 (pdf) 607.0732 Shareholder agreements. Page 134 (pdf) 607.07401 Shareholders’ derivative actions. Page 138 (pdf) 607.0741 Page 138 (pdf) 607.0742 Page 138 (pdf) 607.0743 Page 139 (pdf) 607.0744 Page 139 (pdf) 607.0745 Page 140 (pdf) 607.0746 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0747 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0748 Page 141 (pdf) 607.0749 Page 143 (pdf) 607.0801 Requirement for and duties of board of directors. Page 144 (pdf) 607.0802 Qualifications of directors. Page 145 (pdf) 607.0803 Number of directors. Page 146 (pdf) 607.0804 Election of directors by certain voting groups. Page 146 (pdf) 607.0805 Terms of directors generally. Page 147 (pdf) 607.0806 Staggered terms for directors. Page 148 (pdf) 607.0807 Resignation of directors. Page 149 (pdf) 607.0808 Removal of directors by shareholders. Page 150 (pdf) 607.08081 Page 150 (pdf) 607.0809 Vacancy on board. Page 151 (pdf) 607.0820 Meetings. Page 152 (pdf) 607.0821 Action by directors without a meeting. Page 153 (pdf) 607.0823 Waiver of notice. Page 153 (pdf) 607.0824 Quorum and voting. Page 154 (pdf) 607.0825 Committees. Page 155 (pdf) 607.0826 Page 158 (pdf) 607.0830 General standards for directors. Page 158 (pdf) 607.0831 Liability of directors. Page 160 (pdf) 607.0832 Director conflicts of interest. Page 163 (pdf) 607.0833 Loans to officers, directors, and employees; guaranty of obligations. Page 169 (pdf) 607.0834 Liability for unlawful distributions. Page 170 (pdf) 607.08401 Required officers. Page 170 (pdf) 607.08411 Page 171 (pdf) 607.0842 Resignation and removal of officers. Page 173 (pdf) 607.0850 Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents. Page 174 (pdf) 607.0851 Page 182 (pdf) 607.0852 Page 184 (pdf) 607.0853 Page 184 (pdf) 607.0854 Page 185 (pdf) 607.0855 Page 187 (pdf) 607.0857 Page 188 (pdf) 607.0858 Page 188 (pdf) 607.0859 Page 190 (pdf) 607.0901 Affiliated transactions. Page 191 (pdf) 607.0902 Control-share acquisitions. Page 200 (pdf) 607.1001 Authority to amend the articles of incorporation. Page 201 (pdf) 607.1002 Amendment by board of directors. Page 202 (pdf) 607.10025 Shares; combination or division. Page 203 (pdf) 607.1003 Amendment by board of directors and shareholders. Page 204 (pdf) 607.1004 Voting on amendments by voting groups. Page 208 (pdf) 607.1005 Amendment before issuance of shares. Page 209 (pdf) 607.1006 Articles of amendment. Page 210 (pdf) 607.1007 Restated articles of incorporation. Page 211 (pdf) 607.1008 Amendment pursuant to reorganization. Page 213 (pdf) 607.1009 Effect of amendment. Page 213 (pdf) 607.1020 Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders. Page 215 (pdf) 607.1021 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders. Page 215 (pdf) 607.1022 Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors. Page 216 (pdf) 607.1023 Page 217 (pdf) 607.1101 Merger. Page 218 (pdf) 607.1102 Share exchange. Page 223 (pdf) 607.1103 Action on plan. Page 226 (pdf) 607.11035 Page 234 (pdf) 607.1104 Merger of subsidiary corporation. Page 237 (pdf) 607.11045 Holding company formation by merger by certain corporations. Page 240 (pdf) 607.1105 Articles of merger or share exchange. Page 243 (pdf) 607.1106 Effect of merger or share exchange. Page 247 (pdf) 607.1107 Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations. Page 253 (pdf) 607.1108 Merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1109 Articles of merger. Page 256 (pdf) 607.11101 Effect of merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1112 Conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1113 Certificate of conversion. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1114 Effect of conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. Page 256 (pdf) 607.1115 Conversion of another business entity to a domestic corporation. Page 256 (pdf) 607.11920 Page 257 (pdf) 607.11921 Page 258 (pdf) 607.11922 Page 260 (pdf) 607.11923 Page 262 (pdf) 607.11924 Page 264 (pdf) 607.11930 Page 267 (pdf) 607.11931 Page 268 (pdf) 607.11932 Page 269 (pdf) 607.11933 Page 271 (pdf) 607.11934 Page 273 (pdf) 607.11935 Page 275 (pdf) 607.1201 Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets. Page 279 (pdf) 607.1202 Sale of assets other than in regular course of business. Page 280 (pdf) 607.1301 Appraisal rights; definitions. Page 283 (pdf) 607.1302 Right of shareholders to appraisal. Page 287 (pdf) 607.1303 Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners. Page 296 (pdf) 607.1320 Notice of appraisal rights. Page 297 (pdf) 607.1321 Notice of intent to demand payment. Page 299 (pdf) 607.1322 Appraisal notice and form. Page 300 (pdf) 607.1323 Perfection of rights; right to withdraw. Page 302 (pdf) 607.1324 Shareholder’s acceptance of corporation’s offer. Page 303 (pdf) 607.1326 Procedure if shareholder is dissatisfied with offer. Page 303 (pdf) 607.1330 Court action. Page 304 (pdf) 607.1331 Court costs and counsel fees. Page 305 (pdf) 607.1332 Disposition of acquired shares. Page 306 (pdf) 607.1333 Limitation on corporate payment. Page 306 (pdf) 607.1340 Page 307 (pdf) 607.1401 Dissolution by incorporators or directors. Page 307 (pdf) 607.1402 Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders; dissolution by written consent of shareholders. Page 308 (pdf) 607.1403 Articles of dissolution. Page 309 (pdf) 607.1404 Revocation of dissolution. Page 311 (pdf) 607.1405 Effect of dissolution. Page 312 (pdf) 607.1406 Known claims against dissolved corporation. Page 314 (pdf) 607.1407 Unknown claims against dissolved corporation. Page 322 (pdf) 607.1408 Page 324 (pdf) 607.1409 Page 325 (pdf) 607.1410 Page 326 (pdf) 607.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution. Page 327 (pdf) 607.1421 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution. Page 329 (pdf) 607.1422 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution. Page 329 (pdf) 607.1423 Appeal from denial of reinstatement. Page 332 (pdf) 607.1430 Grounds for judicial dissolution. Page 333 (pdf) 607.1431 Procedure for judicial dissolution. Page 338 (pdf) 607.1432 Receivership or custodianship. Page 339 (pdf) 607.1433 Judgment of dissolution. Page 340 (pdf) 607.1434 Alternative remedies to judicial dissolution. Page 342 (pdf) 607.1435 Provisional director. Page 342 (pdf) 607.1436 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Page 343 (pdf) 607.14401 Deposit with Department of Financial Services. Page 347 (pdf) 607.1501 Authority of foreign corporation to transact business required. Page 348 (pdf) 607.15015 Page 350 (pdf) 607.1502 Consequences of transacting business without authority. Page 350 (pdf) 607.1503 Application for certificate of authority. Page 352 (pdf) 607.1504 Amended certificate of authority. Page 354 (pdf) 607.1505 Effect of certificate of authority. Page 356 (pdf) 607.1506 Corporate name of foreign corporation. Page 357 (pdf) 607.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 360 (pdf) 607.1508 Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 362 (pdf) 607.1509 Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 364 (pdf) 607.15091 Page 365 (pdf) 607.15092 Page 366 (pdf) 607.15101 Service of process, notice, or demand on a foreign corporation. Page 366 (pdf) 607.1520 Withdrawal of foreign corporation. Page 369 (pdf) 607.1521 Page 371 (pdf) 607.1522 Page 371 (pdf) 607.1523 Page 372 (pdf) 607.1530 Grounds for revocation of authority to transact business. Page 372 (pdf) 607.1531 Procedure for and effect of revocation. Page 374 (pdf) 607.15315 Revocation; application for reinstatement. Page 375 (pdf) 607.1532 Appeal from revocation. Page 377 (pdf) 607.1601 Corporate records. Page 379 (pdf) 607.1602 Inspection of records by shareholders. Page 381 (pdf) 607.1603 Scope of inspection right. Page 385 (pdf) 607.1604 Court-ordered inspection. Page 386 (pdf) 607.1605 Inspection of records by directors. Page 388 (pdf) 607.1620 Financial statements for shareholders. Page 389 (pdf) 607.1621 Other reports to shareholders. Page 393 (pdf) 607.1622 Annual report for Department of State. Page 393 (pdf) 607.1701 Application to existing domestic corporation. Page 398 (pdf) 607.1702 Application to qualified foreign corporations. Page 398 (pdf) 607.1711 Application to foreign and interstate commerce. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1801 Domestication of foreign corporations. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1907 Effect of repeal of prior acts. Page 399 (pdf) 607.1908 Page 400 (pdf) 607.504 Election of social purpose corporation status. Page 400 (pdf) 607.604 Election of benefit corporation status. Page 401 (pdf) 617.0302 Corporate powers. Page 438 (pdf) 617.0501 Registered office and registered agent. Page 438 (pdf) 617.05015 Page 439 (pdf) 617.0831 Indemnification and liability of officers, directors, employees, and agents. Page 440 (pdf) 617.1102 Limitation on merger. Page 441 (pdf) 617.1108 Merger of domestic corporation and other business entities. Page 441 (pdf) 617.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. Page 442 (pdf) 620.1108 Name. Page 443 (pdf) 620.11085 Page 445 (pdf) 620.2104 Filings required for conversion; effective date. Page 446 (pdf) 620.2108 Filings required for merger; effective date. Page 446 (pdf) 620.8918 Filings required for merger; effective date. Page 447 (pdf) 621.12 Identification with individual shareholders or individual members. Page 447 (pdf) 628.530 Effects of redomestication. Page 451 (pdf) 631.0515 Appointment of receiver; insurance holding company. Page 452 (pdf) 658.44 Approval by stockholders; rights of dissenters; preemptive rights. Page 453 (pdf) 662.150 Domestication of a foreign family trust company. Page 449 (pdf) 663.03 Applicability of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Page 453 (pdf) 663.403 Applicability of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Page 453 (pdf) 694.16 Conveyances by merger or conversion of business entities. Page 454 (pdf) 865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 448 (pdf)
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