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CS/CS/SB 988: Securities

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Banking and Insurance ; Truenow

Securities; Revising the circumstances under which securities transactions are exempt from registration requirements; revising the filing requirements for securities issuers under the Florida Invest Local Exemption law; revising the list of persons who must submit fingerprints for live-scan processing for registration applications; defining the term “restitution order”, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 379 -SJ 547
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/21/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/5/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/12/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    4/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/17/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
    4/18/2025 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, 04/24/25
    4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 546
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 379 -SJ 547
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 379 -SJ 547

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  • CS/CS/SB 988, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/18/2025 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 379 (er) Securities Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    517.021 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    517.061 Exempt transactions. Page 4 (pdf)
    517.0612 Florida Invest Local Exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    517.0614 Integration of offerings. Page 12 (pdf)
    517.0616 Disqualification. Page 12 (pdf)
    517.075 Cuba, prospectus disclosure of doing business with, required. Page 13 (pdf)
    517.081 Registration procedure. Page 13 (pdf)
    517.12 Registration of dealers, associated persons, intermediaries, and investment advisers. Page 15 (pdf)
    517.131 Securities Guaranty Fund. Page 34 (pdf)
    517.211 Private remedies available in cases of unlawful sale. Page 38 (pdf)
    517.301 Fraudulent transactions; falsification or concealment of facts. Page 37 (pdf)
    517.315 Fees. Page 40 (pdf)
    517.34 Protection of specified adults. Page 38 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 988, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2025 at 1:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 379 (c2) Securities Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    206852 - Amendment
    Delete lines 102 - 716 and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Truenow)     		4/15/2025
    9:04 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/17/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/17/2025 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    517.021 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    517.061 Exempt transactions. Page 4 (pdf)
    517.0612 Florida Invest Local Exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    517.0614 Integration of offerings. Page 12 (pdf)
    517.0616 Disqualification. Page 12 (pdf)
    517.075 Cuba, prospectus disclosure of doing business with, required. Page 13 (pdf)
    517.081 Registration procedure. Page 13 (pdf)
    517.12 Registration of dealers, associated persons, intermediaries, and investment advisers. Page 15 (pdf)
    517.131 Securities Guaranty Fund. Page 34 (pdf)
    517.211 Private remedies available in cases of unlawful sale. Page 38 (pdf)
    517.301 Fraudulent transactions; falsification or concealment of facts. Page 37 (pdf)
    517.315 Fees. Page 40 (pdf)
    517.34 Protection of specified adults. Page 38 (pdf)

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  • SB 988, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2025 at 1:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/7/2025 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 379 (c1) Securities Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    573800 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Truenow)     		3/7/2025
    12:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2025 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    517.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    517.061 Exempt transactions. Page 3 (pdf)
    517.0612 Florida Invest Local Exemption. Page 10 (pdf)
    517.0614 Integration of offerings. Page 11 (pdf)
    517.0616 Disqualification. Page 11 (pdf)
    517.075 Cuba, prospectus disclosure of doing business with, required. Page 12 (pdf)
    517.081 Registration procedure. Page 12 (pdf)
    517.12 Registration of dealers, associated persons, intermediaries, and investment advisers. Page 14 (pdf)
    517.131 Securities Guaranty Fund. Page 34 (pdf)
    517.211 Private remedies available in cases of unlawful sale. Page 38 (pdf)
    517.301 Fraudulent transactions; falsification or concealment of facts. Page 38 (pdf)
    517.315 Fees. Page 39 (pdf)

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