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FL SB 712

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Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 712 pass?

No. FL SB 712 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

What is FL SB 712 about?

Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes; Citing this act as the “Direct Sales Consumer Protection Act”; prohibiting a person from establishing, promoting, operating, or participating in a pyramid promotional scheme; requiring the Department of Legal Affairs to issue and serve a complaint and cease and desist order in certain instances; providing penalties, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 712?

Yarborough is the primary sponsor of FL SB 712.

Description

Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes; Citing this act as the “Direct Sales Consumer Protection Act”; prohibiting a person from establishing, promoting, operating, or participating in a pyramid promotional scheme; requiring the Department of Legal Affairs to issue and serve a complaint and cease and desist order in certain instances; providing penalties, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Yarboroughprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

    failure

  2. 2026-02-12

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  3. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-06

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  5. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  6. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-12-03

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-11 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Martin: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/712/ByCategory

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