Securities
Summary
Securities; Revises circumstances under which securities transactions are exempt from registration requirements; revises filing requirements for securities issuers under Florida Invest Local Exemption law; revises circumstances under which securities offers & sales are not subject to integration with other offerings; revises list of persons who must submit fingerprints for live-scan processing for registration applications; provides fees for fingerprint processing; revises written assurances requirements that merger & acquisition brokers must receive from certain control persons; revises circumstances under which person is eligible for payment from Securities Guaranty Fund; revises requirements for applications for payment from fund; specifies prohibition against certain misrepresentations in issuing & selling securities; increases maximum number of days that dealers & investment advisers may extend delay on certain disbursements & transactions of funds & securities for protection of specified adults.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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MINOR
This bill version transition marks the final enrolled version of HB 379, replacing the committee version with the official enrolled text. The changes are primarily formatting and status indicators rather than substantive policy modifications, indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the governor's signature.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'CS/CS/HB 379' to 'ENROLLED' to indicate the bill has completed legislative process and is in its final form.
Bill identifier changed from 'hb379-02-c2' to 'hb379 -02-er' to reflect the enrolled status.
Added '2025 Legislature' designation to the enrolled header for official record-keeping purposes.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 24, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
11
Committee
13
May 16, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Webster Barnaby
RRepublican
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