Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1511: Corporations
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Recommends that Supreme Court create statewide business court; reducing filing fee for certain documents; requires refund of certain paid taxes in specified tax year.
What the bill says
An act relating to corporations; recommending that the Supreme Court create a statewide business court; amending s. 607.0122, F.S.; reducing the filing fee for certain documents; creating s. 220.223, F.S.; requiring the refund of certain paid taxes in a specified tax year; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to corporations; recommending that the Supreme Court create a statewide business court; amending s. 607.0122, F.S.; reducing the filing fee for certain documents; creating s. 220.223, F.S.; requiring the refund of certain paid taxes in a specified tax year; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. In the interest of promoting judicial efficiency and to provide consistency in decisions impacting businesses, the Legislature recommends that the Supreme Court create a statewide business court to resolve business disputes. Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 607.0122, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.—The department shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this section are delivered to the department for filing: (1) Articles of incorporation: $0.99 $35. Section 3. Section 220.223, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 220.223 New Corporation Tax Refund.—Notwithstanding any other law, any tax paid by a company in its first taxable year HB 1511 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1511-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES shall be refunded to the company in its third taxable year. Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
Sponsors
- LaMarca, Chip (R, HD-100) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Ways & Means Committee
- : Now in Ways & Means Committee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Ways & Means Committee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1511?
- H1511 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Corporations.
- What does H1511 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to corporations; recommending that the Supreme Court create a statewide business court; amending s. 607.0122, F.S.; reducing the filing fee for certain documents; creating s. 220.223, F.S.; requiring the refund of certain paid taxes in a specified tax year; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1511?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Ways & Means Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1511?
- LaMarca, Chip (R, HD-100).
- Where is the official record for H1511?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1511
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