Florida · Senate Bill 922 · 2025 Regular Session

Employment Agreements

SB 922 Sponsored by Thomas J. "Tom" Leek Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Employment Agreements ; Creating the “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act”; providing that certain covered garden leave agreements are not a restraint of trade or an attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requiring a court to enter a preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if a breach of a covered…

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Employment Agreements ; Creating the “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act”; providing that certain covered garden leave agreements are not a restraint of trade or an attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requiring a court to enter a preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if a breach of a covered garden leave agreement is alleged; providing that certain covered noncompete agreements are not a restraint of trade or an attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; authorizing a covered employer to reduce the salary or benefits of a covered employee if he or she engages in gross misconduct, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 · Senate Commerce and Tourism6–3 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 · Senate Judiciary9–2 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 2
  1. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  4. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 551
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 -SJ 552
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 (Ch. 2025-213) -SJ 552

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 17, 2025 Senate committee CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 Passed 6–3
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 Passed 9–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Thomas J. "Tom" LeekR Primary sponsor · District 7
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
  • Ca Commerce and Tourism Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.