Florida · House Bill 379 · 2025 Regular Session

Securities

HB 379 Sponsored by Webster Barnaby Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 4, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 16, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

41 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 33 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeAdded to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee17–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  12. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  13. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  14. CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
  15. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee24–0 vote
  16. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  17. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  18. HouseCS Filed
  19. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  20. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  21. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  23. HouseRead 2nd time
  24. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  25. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  26. HouseRead 3rd time
  27. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  28. SenateIn Messages
  29. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  30. SenateReceived
  31. CommitteeWithdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 547 · Senate Fiscal Policy
  32. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  33. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 988 -SJ 547
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 547
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 547
  3. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 547
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-28

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

114–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

Not voting · 5

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 5, 2025 House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 1

 Passed 17–0
Apr 7, 2025 House Commerce Committee Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
Members

Yes · 24

Not voting · 2

 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Webster BarnabyR Primary sponsor · District 29
  • CC Commerce Committee Sponsoring committee
  • I& Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.