CS/CS/HB 379: Securities
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Barnaby
Securities; Revises circumstances under which securities transactions are exempt from registration requirements; revises filing requirements for securities issuers under Florida Invest Local Exemption law; revises circumstances under which securities offers & sales are not subject to integration with other offerings; revises list of persons who must submit fingerprints for live-scan processing for registration applications; provides fees for fingerprint processing; revises written assurances requirements that merger & acquisition brokers must receive from certain control persons; revises circumstances under which person is eligible for payment from Securities Guaranty Fund; revises requirements for applications for payment from fund; specifies prohibition against certain misrepresentations in issuing & selling securities; increases maximum number of days that dealers & investment advisers may extend delay on certain disbursements & transactions of funds & securities for protection of specified adults.
Last Action: 4/16/2025 Senate - Referred to Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: PDF
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/4/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/12/2025 | House |
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 3/3/2025 | House |
• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 3/10/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/11/2025 | House |
• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 4/3/2025 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 4/7/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 4/8/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 4/9/2025 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/10/2025 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) |
| 4/16/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 |
| 4/16/2025 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Fiscal Policy |
