HB 1523 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Corporate Espionage

Summary

Corporate Espionage; Prohibits theft of trade secret; prohibits trafficking in trade secrets; reclassifies penalty & increases offense severity ranking for an offense committed with specified intent; requires court to order specified restitution for violation; provides for civil actions for violations; provides exception to criminal & civil liability for certain disclosures.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

Signed into Law

Jun 2021

Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Signed Jun 7, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021

How they voted

36–0

Passed

Total votes 36

Apr 26, 2021

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican21

21 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 7, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 707, 708

upper

Apr 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors