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Florida 2026

HB 797

Nonprofit Corporations

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 03:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Florida
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
(vetoed), business organizations, social welfare, subject index, veterans
Introduced / first action
2025-12-17 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

Sponsors

  • Commerce Committee (primary), primary
  • Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (primary), primary
  • Tuck (primary), primary
  • Joseph, cosponsor

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chapter No. 2026-168

  2. Approved by Governor

    executive-signature
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt
  4. Ordered enrolled

    enrolled
  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

    passage
  7. Read 3rd time

    reading-3
  8. Read 2nd time

    reading-2
  9. Substituted for CS/SB 554

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Rules

    withdrawal
  12. Received

    enrolled
  13. Referred to Rules

    referral-committee
  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

    passage
  16. Read 3rd time

    reading-3
  17. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  18. Read 2nd time

    reading-2
  19. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  20. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  21. Bill referred to House Calendar

  22. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1
  23. CS Filed

    filing
  24. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral
  25. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  26. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

    committee-passage-favorable
  27. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  28. Now in Commerce Committee

  29. Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee
  30. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1
  31. CS Filed

    filing
  32. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral
  33. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  34. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable
  35. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  36. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  37. Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  38. Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable
  39. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing, reading-1
  40. Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

  41. Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  42. Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee
  43. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee
  44. Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

    referral-committee
  45. Filed

    filing