Bill Summary

SB 922 Employment Agreements (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Leek  CS Sponsors: Commerce and Tourism, Judiciary, Rules
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Commerce and Tourism
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
02/19/25
SENATE
Filed
02/28/25
SENATE
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
03/12/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 S
03/17/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 6 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/18/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/18/25
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 S
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 9 Yeas, 2 Nays
04/03/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/03/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/11/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 K
04/16/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 21 Yeas, 2 Nays
04/17/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
04/17/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/21/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
04/23/25
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
04/23/25
SENATE
Retained on Special Order Calendar
04/24/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 1219; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 1219
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bill text & filed amendments
0922
Filed on 02/19/25
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Amendment 445784
Leek
Filed on 03/14/25
Replaced by CS
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0922C1
Filed on 03/18/25
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Amendment 839748 DE
Leek
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 370862 AA
Leek
Filed on 04/01/25
Adopted
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0922C2
Filed on 04/03/25
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Amendment 359244 DE
Leek
Filed on 04/15/25
Replaced by CS
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0922C3
Filed on 04/17/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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