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H0797Introduced in the House

Nonprofit Corporations

Passed

Introduced by Commerce Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Conforms terminology for consistency with Model Nonprofit Corporation Act adopted by American Bar Association; aligns provisions with Florida Business Corporation Act; revises corporate powers; updates provisions on distributions, dividends, & board vacancies; revises who may answer DOS interrogatories; specifies acceptable methods of written notice; requires officers to act in good faith, with reasonable care, & in corporation's best interests; establishes requirements for judicial removal of directors; provides construction; allows board actions to satisfy meeting & voting requirements if no members exist; removes affiliate chapter registration requirement; ensures equal member rights & obligations; authorizes board to admit members for consideration & set payment terms; permits membership termination per terms; prohibits corporation from being its own member; allows fines or penalties if authorized; permits certain nonprofits to purchase membership interests; sets rules for buying interests of resigned or terminated members; revises meeting procedures & special meeting requirements; provides proxy voting rules & effects of incapacity; revises remote participation provisions; updates board composition, election, & term rules; grants liability immunity to all officers & directors; authorizes eligible mergers; requires statements for property held for charitable purposes.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-168

June 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 · March 4, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Debbie Mayfield32Yes
LaVon Bracy Davis40Yes
Don Gaetz1Yes
Jay Trumbull2Yes
Corey Simon3Yes
Clay Yarborough4Yes
Tracie Davis5Absent
Jennifer Bradley6Yes
Tom Leek7Yes
Tommy Wright8Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Commerce Committee

  5. Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  6. Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  8. Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  10. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  11. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  12. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  13. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  14. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  15. CS Filed

  16. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  17. Referred to Commerce Committee

  18. Now in Commerce Committee

  19. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  20. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

  21. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  22. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  23. CS Filed

  24. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  25. Bill referred to House Calendar

  26. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  27. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  30. Read 3rd time

  31. CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

  32. In Messages

  33. Referred to Rules

  34. Received

  35. Withdrawn from Rules

  36. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  37. Substituted for CS/SB 554

  38. Read 2nd time

  39. Read 3rd time

  40. CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

  41. In Messages

  42. Ordered enrolled

  43. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  44. Approved by Governor

  45. Chapter No. 2026-168

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