Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida H1219: Employment Agreements
Status: Chaptered, July 8, 2025
Provides that certain covered garden leave agreements are not restraint of trade or attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requires court to enter preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if breach of covered garden leave agreement is alleged; provides that certain covered noncompete agreements are not restraint of trade or attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requires court to enter preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if breach of covered noncompete agreement is alleged.
Sponsors
- Commerce Committee · primary sponsor
- Judiciary Committee · primary sponsor
- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · primary sponsor
- Koster, Traci (R, HD-066) · primary sponsor
Votes
- Senate: Third Reading RCS#51 (April 24, 2025): 28 yea, 9 nay, passed
- House: Third Reading RCS#166 (April 23, 2025): 91 yea, 21 nay, passed
- House Commerce Committee (April 15, 2025): 15 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House Judiciary Committee (April 2, 2025): 18 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (March 19, 2025): 11 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1219?
- H1219 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Employment Agreements.
- What does H1219 do?
- Provides that certain covered garden leave agreements are not restraint of trade or attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requires court to enter preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if breach of covered garden leave agreement is alleged; provides that certain covered noncompete agreements are not restraint of trade or attempt to monopolize trade or commerce; requires court to enter preliminary injunction to stop covered employees, businesses, entities, or individuals if breach of covered noncompete agreement is alleged.