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CS/CS/CS/SB 922: Employment Agreements

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Commerce and Tourism ; Leek

Employment Agreements; Creating the “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act”; providing that certain covered garden leave agreements are not a restraint of trade or an attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requiring a court to enter a preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if a breach of a covered garden leave agreement is alleged; providing that certain covered noncompete agreements are not a restraint of trade or an attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; authorizing a covered employer to reduce the salary or benefits of a covered employee if he or she engages in gross misconduct, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 -SJ 552
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/12/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/17/2025 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
    3/18/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Judiciary
    3/19/2025 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
    4/3/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    4/11/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2025 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 2
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
    4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/23/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 551
    • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 -SJ 552
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 -SJ 552

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 922, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 10:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (er) Employment Agreements Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.15 Short title. Page 13 (pdf)
    542.16 Purpose. Page 14 (pdf)
    542.17 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf)
    542.20 Exemptions. Page 15 (pdf)
    542.22 Suits for damages. Page 15 (pdf)
    542.23 Equitable remedies. Page 16 (pdf)
    542.235 Limitations of actions and penalties against local governments and their officials and employees. Page 16 (pdf)
    542.24 Consent decrees and settlement agreements. Page 16 (pdf)
    542.25 Judgment in favor of state as prima facie evidence. Page 17 (pdf)
    542.26 Limitation of actions. Page 17 (pdf)
    542.27 Enforcement authority. Page 18 (pdf)
    542.28 Civil investigative demand. Page 19 (pdf)
    542.29 Duty of public officers. Page 20 (pdf)
    542.30 Jurisdiction and venue. Page 21 (pdf)
    542.31 Action not barred as affecting or involving interstate or foreign commerce. Page 21 (pdf)
    542.32 Rule of construction and coverage. Page 21 (pdf)
    542.33 Contracts in restraint of trade valid. Page 22 (pdf)
    542.35 Remedies cumulative. Page 22 (pdf)
    542.36 Continuing violations. Page 22 (pdf)
    542.41 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.42 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.43 Page 4 (pdf)
    542.44 Page 6 (pdf)
    542.45 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 922, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/3/2025 at 8:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c3) Employment Agreements Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    359244 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Leek)     		4/15/2025
    8:26 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 21 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.15 Short title. Page 13 (pdf)
    542.16 Purpose. Page 14 (pdf)
    542.17 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf)
    542.20 Exemptions. Page 15 (pdf)
    542.22 Suits for damages. Page 15 (pdf)
    542.23 Equitable remedies. Page 16 (pdf)
    542.235 Limitations of actions and penalties against local governments and their officials and employees. Page 16 (pdf)
    542.24 Consent decrees and settlement agreements. Page 16 (pdf)
    542.25 Judgment in favor of state as prima facie evidence. Page 17 (pdf)
    542.26 Limitation of actions. Page 17 (pdf)
    542.27 Enforcement authority. Page 18 (pdf)
    542.28 Civil investigative demand. Page 19 (pdf)
    542.29 Duty of public officers. Page 20 (pdf)
    542.30 Jurisdiction and venue. Page 21 (pdf)
    542.31 Action not barred as affecting or involving interstate or foreign commerce. Page 21 (pdf)
    542.32 Rule of construction and coverage. Page 21 (pdf)
    542.33 Contracts in restraint of trade valid. Page 22 (pdf)
    542.35 Remedies cumulative. Page 22 (pdf)
    542.36 Continuing violations. Page 22 (pdf)
    542.41 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.42 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.43 Page 4 (pdf)
    542.44 Page 6 (pdf)
    542.45 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 922, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/18/2025 at 3:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c2) Employment Agreements Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    839748 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Leek)     		3/31/2025
    3:27 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 370862 - Amendment to Amendment (839748)
    Between lines 304 and 305 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Leek)     		4/1/2025
    9:33 AM     		Favorable
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.41 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.42 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.43 Page 4 (pdf)
    542.44 Page 6 (pdf)
    542.45 Page 9 (pdf)

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  • SB 922, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2025 at 4:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 Employment Agreements Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    445784 - Amendment
    Delete lines 126 - 284 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Leek)     		3/14/2025
    1:00 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2025 1:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.41 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.42 Page 3 (pdf)
    542.43 Page 4 (pdf)
    542.44 Page 6 (pdf)
    542.45 Page 9 (pdf)

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