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CS/SB 1378: Corporate Espionage

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Bradley

Corporate Espionage; Citing this act as the "Combating Corporate Espionage in Florida Act"; prohibiting theft of a trade secret; prohibiting trafficking in trade secrets; providing criminal penalties; reclassifying the criminal penalty and increasing the offense severity ranking for an offense committed with specified intent, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1523 (Ch. 2021-75) -SJ 707
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 136
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 136
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
    3/10/2021 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/15/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 272
    3/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    3/18/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 277
    3/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 324
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/22/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721
    4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 707
    • Substituted HB 1523 -SJ 707
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1523 (Ch. 2021-75) -SJ 707

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  • CS/SB 1378, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/17/2021 at 10:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1523 (er) Corporate Espionage Beltran Similar Last Action: 6/9/2021 Chapter No. 2021-75 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2021 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.081 Trade secrets; theft, embezzlement; unlawful copying; definitions; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 1378, Original Filed Version Posted 2/17/2021 at 3:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1523 Corporate Espionage Beltran Compare Last Action: 6/9/2021 Chapter No. 2021-75 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    268992 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Bradley)     		3/12/2021
    3:00 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/15/2021     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/15/2021 3:30 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.081 Trade secrets; theft, embezzlement; unlawful copying; definitions; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 4 (pdf)

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