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State Government / Florida / Legislation / SB 554

SB 554Session 2026SenateIn committee

Nonprofit Corporations

Nonprofit Corporations; Renaming the “Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act” as the “Florida Nonprofit Corporation Act”; revising the circumstances in which a domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed with the department; requiring all courts, public offices, and official bodies to receive all certificates issued by the department as prima facie evidence of certain facts; authorizing a corporation to register under a name that is not otherwise distinguishable on the records of the department under certain circumstances; prohibiting a corporation from paying any dividend and making distributions of any part of its net income or net earnings to its members, directors, or officers, etc.

Latest development · Mar 4, 2026

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2026-168)

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Session
2026
Introduced
Nov 18, 2025
Latest passage
Date unavailable
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Justice & Public SafetyBusiness & EconomyFamily & Social Services

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(vetoed)business organizationssocial welfaresubject indexveterans

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Bill

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Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBernard
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Fiscal Policy

Action timeline

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View full action timeline18 actions⌄
  1. Mar 4, 2026

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2026-168)

    DeferralSenate
  2. Mar 4, 2026

    Substituted CS/CS/HB 797

    Senate
  3. Mar 4, 2026

    Read 2nd time

    Reading 2Senate
  4. Mar 2, 2026

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26

    Senate
  5. Feb 19, 2026

    CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

    Senate
  6. Feb 19, 2026

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

    Senate
  7. Feb 18, 2026

    Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

    Senate
  8. Feb 18, 2026

    CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

    Senate
  9. Feb 13, 2026

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

    Senate
  10. Feb 11, 2026

    Now in Fiscal Policy

    Senate
  11. Feb 10, 2026

    Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  12. Feb 5, 2026

    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

    Senate
  13. Jan 21, 2026

    Now in Judiciary

    Senate
  14. Jan 21, 2026

    Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  15. Jan 16, 2026

    On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

    Senate
  16. Jan 13, 2026

    Introduced

    IntroductionSenate
  17. Dec 9, 2025

    Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  18. Nov 18, 2025

    Filed

    FilingSenate

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Source data last updated Aug 14, 2026.