Florida HB 1511: Retail Theft

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HB 1511 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to corporations; recommending that the 2
Supreme Court create a statewide business court; 3
amending s. 607.0122, F.S.; reducing the filing fee 4
for certain documents; creating s. 220.223, F.S.; 5
requiring the refund of certain paid taxes in a 6
specified tax year; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. In the interest of promoting judicial 11
efficiency and to provide consistency in decisions impacting 12
businesses, the Legislature recommends that the Supreme Court 13
create a statewide business court to resolve business disputes. 14
Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 607.0122, Florida 15
Statutes, is amended to read: 16
607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing 17
certificates.—The department shall collect the following fees 18
when the documents described in this section are delivered to 19
the department for filing: 20
(1) Articles of incorporation: $0.99 $35. 21
Section 3. Section 220.223, Florida Statutes, is created 22
to read: 23
220.223 New Corporation Tax Refund.—Notwithstanding any 24
other law, any tax paid by a company in its first taxable year 25

HB 1511 2026

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shall be refunded to the company in its third taxable year. 26
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 27