Florida · House Bill 515 · 2025 Regular Session

Uniform Commercial Code

HB 515 Sponsored by Richard Gentry Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 21, 2025
  6. Became law May 23, 2025

What it does

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

Uniform Commercial Code; Specifies when purchaser of controllable account or controllable payment intangible is qualifying purchaser; specifies rights acquired relating to controllable electronic records; prohibits actions from being asserted against qualifying purchasers; specifies that filing certain financial statement is not notice of claim of property right in controllable electronic record; authorizes account debtors on controllable account or controllable payment intangible to discharge obligations.

Every action

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

Show the 42 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee18–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  13. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  15. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  16. CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
  17. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee25–0 vote
  18. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  19. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  20. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  21. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–0 vote
  22. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  23. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  24. HouseCS Filed
  25. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  26. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  27. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  28. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  29. HouseRead 2nd time
  30. HouseAmendment 338069 adopted
  31. HouseAmendment 653171 adopted
  32. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  33. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  34. HouseRead 3rd time
  35. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  36. SenateIn Messages
  37. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  38. SenateReceived
  39. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 494 · Senate Rules
  40. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  41. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 1666 -SJ 495
  42. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 494
  1. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 495
  2. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 495
  3. HouseIn Messages
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-92

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

115–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 115 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 33 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 115

Not voting · 4

Third Reading · Full Senate

38–0
Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 13, 2025 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 1

 Passed 18–0
Mar 24, 2025 House Commerce Committee Favorable by Commerce Committee
Members

Yes · 25

Not voting · 1

 Passed 25–0
Apr 2, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

Not voting · 2

 Passed 20–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Richard GentryR Primary sponsor · District 27
  • JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Civil Justice & Claims 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.