FloridaEmployment Agreements
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 24Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1219 (Ch. 2025-213)Latest
- Apr 24Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1219
- Apr 24Read 2nd timeMinor
- Apr 23Retained on Special Order Calendar
- Apr 22CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- Apr 21Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
- Apr 17Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Apr 17Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Apr 16CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 2
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 11On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- Apr 3CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
- Apr 3Now in Rules
- Apr 3Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Apr 1CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Mar 19CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
- Mar 18Now in Judiciary
- Mar 18Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Mar 17CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Mar 4IntroducedMinor
- Feb 28Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; RulesMinor
- Feb 19FiledIntroduced