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CS/SB 922: Employment Agreements

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Leek

Employment Agreements; Creating “The Florida Trade Secret Protection 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: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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

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  • CS/SB 922, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/18/2025 at 3:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c1) Employment Agreements Koster Similar Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill

    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 Koster Identical Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee 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
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    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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