SB 696: Registration of Trademarks
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Registration of Trademarks; Removing provisions relating to the classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requiring the Department of State to adopt a federal system of classification each year; requiring publication of the classification as part of the trademark registration application; requiring the department to establish and maintain a secure Internet website that allows submission of an online trademark registration application and renewal application, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/17/2026 Senate - CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/17/2026 Senate - CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/2/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/23/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/28/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/28/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/12/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2026 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
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SB 696, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/2/2025 at 12:00 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 679 (c2) Registration of Trademarks Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
S 476 Registration and Protection of Trademarks Martin Similar Last Action: 1/6/2026 S Withdrawn prior to introduction
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 462224 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rules
(Martin)2/16/2026
10:48 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 10 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/28/2026 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 14 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/17/2026 12:00 PM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 495.031 Application for registration. Page 8 (pdf) 495.0315 Page 8 (pdf) 495.111 Classification. Page 1 (pdf)