FL HB 797

enacted

Nonprofit Corporations

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Nonprofit Corporations; Conforms terminology for consistency with Model Nonprofit Corporation Act adopted by American Bar Association; aligns provisions with Florida Business Corporation Act; revises corporate powers; updates provisions on distributions, dividends, & board vacancies; revises who may answer DOS interrogatories; specifies acceptable methods of written notice; requires officers to act in good faith, with reasonable care, & in corporation’s best interests; establishes requirements for judicial removal of directors; provides construction; allows board actions to satisfy meeting & voting requirements if no members exist; removes affiliate chapter registration requirement; ensures equal member rights & obligations; authorizes board to admit members for consideration & set payment terms; permits membership termination per terms; prohibits corporation from being its own member; allows fines or penalties if authorized; permits certain nonprofits to purchase membership interests; sets rules for buying interests of resigned or terminated members; revises meeting procedures & special meeting requirements; provides proxy voting rules & effects of incapacity; revises remote participation provisions; updates board composition, election, & term rules; grants liability immunity to all officers & directors; authorizes eligible mergers; requires statements for property held for charitable purposes.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-26 — Chapter No. 2026-168
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-12-17
Filed
filing
2026-01-05
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-12
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-01-14
Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-15
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-16
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-21
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-22
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-23
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-01-23
CS Filed
filing
2026-01-23
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-01-26
Referred to Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Now in Commerce Committee
2026-02-06
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2026-02-10
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Reported out of Commerce Committee
2026-02-11
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-02-11
CS Filed
filing
2026-02-11
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
reading-1
2026-02-12
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-12
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-19
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-25
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-25
In Messages
2026-02-26
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Received
enrolled
2026-03-04
Withdrawn from Rules
withdrawal
2026-03-04
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-04
Substituted for CS/SB 554
2026-03-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-04
In Messages
2026-03-04
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-06-15
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-25
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-26
Chapter No. 2026-168

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Votes

Favorable (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee)
2026-01-14 · pass · 15-0
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)
2026-01-21 · pass · 16-0
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee)
2026-02-10 · pass · 21-0
Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 114-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Bartleman: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
Third Reading
2026-03-04 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Burton: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/797/ByCategory

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