Rules
Primary
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.
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 (Ch. 2025-213)
Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1219
Read 2nd time
Retained on Special Order Calendar
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 2
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Now in Rules
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Now in Judiciary
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Introduced
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 922 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 922 c1 | PDF HTML |
| S 922 c2 | PDF HTML |
| S 922 c3 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 445784 - Amendment to S 922 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (4/17/2025 7:41 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (4/15/2025 7:17 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (4/3/2025 8:31 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/31/2025 3:03 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) (3/18/2025 3:34 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) (3/14/2025 1:37 PM) |
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