Florida SB 1324: Child Welfare

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Principal Offices of Limited Liability Companies and Corporations 
2026-01-07T07:08:25Z 
Revising the definition of the term “principal office”, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1324 

 By Senator McClain 

 9-01096-26 20261324__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the principal offices of limited 
 3 liability companies and corporations; amending ss. 
 4 605.0102 and 607.01401, F.S.; revising the definition 
 5 of the term “principal office”; amending ss. 605.0113 
 6 and 607.0501, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 
 7 made by the act; reenacting ss. 605.0114(2) and 
 8 605.0203(1)(b) and (e), F.S., relating to change of 
 9 registered agent or registered office and the signing 
 10 of records to be delivered for filing to the 
 11 Department of State, respectively, to incorporate the 
 12 amendment made to s. 605.0113, F.S., in references 
 13 thereto; reenacting ss. 607.0202(1) and 607.0502(2), 
 14 F.S., relating to the content of the articles of 
 15 incorporation and the change of registered office or 
 16 registered agent, respectively, to incorporate the 
 17 amendment made to s. 607.0501, F.S., in references 
 18 thereto; providing an effective date. 
 19 
 20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 21 
 22 Section 1. Subsection (54) of section 605.0102, Florida 
 23 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 24 605.0102 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 
 25 (54) “Principal office” means: 
 26 (a) The principal executive office of a limited liability 
 27 company or foreign limited liability company, regardless of 
 28 whether the office is located in this state; or 
 29 (b) The registered address of the registered agent filed 
 30 with the department pursuant to s. 605.0113(2). 
 31 Section 2. Subsection (57) of section 607.01401, Florida 
 32 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 33 607.01401 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, unless the 
 34 context otherwise requires, the term: 
 35 (57) “Principal office” means: 
 36 (a) The office, whether inside (in or outside out of this 
 37 state,) where the principal executive offices of a domestic or 
 38 foreign corporation are located as designated in the articles of 
 39 incorporation or other initial filing until an annual report has 
 40 been filed, and thereafter as designated in the annual report; 
 41 or 
 42 (b) The registered office’s address filed with the 
 43 department pursuant to s. 607.0501(3). 
 44 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 605.0113, Florida 
 45 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 46 605.0113 Registered agent.— 
 47 (2) Each initial registered agent, and each successor 
 48 registered agent that is appointed, shall file a statement in 
 49 writing with the department, in the form and manner prescribed 
 50 by the department, accepting the appointment as registered agent 
 51 while simultaneously being designated as the registered agent. 
 52 The statement of acceptance must provide the address of the 
 53 registered office and that the registered agent is familiar with 
 54 and accepts the obligations of that position. 
 55 Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 607.0501, Florida 
 56 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 57 607.0501 Registered office and registered agent.— 
 58 (3) Each initial registered agent, and each successor 
 59 registered agent that is appointed, shall file a statement in 
 60 writing with the department, in the form and manner prescribed 
 61 by the department, accepting the appointment as registered agent 
 62 while simultaneously being designated as the registered agent. 
 63 The statement of acceptance must provide the address of the 
 64 registered office and that the registered agent is familiar 
 65 with, and accepts, the obligations of that position. 
 66 Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 
 67 made by this act to section 605.0113, Florida Statutes, in a 
 68 reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 605.0114, Florida 
 69 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 
 70 605.0114 Change of registered agent or registered office.— 
 71 (2) If the registered agent is changed, the written 
 72 acceptance of the successor registered agent described in s. 
 73 605.0113(2) must also be included in or attached to the 
 74 statement of change. 
 75 Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 
 76 made by this act to section 605.0113, Florida Statutes, in 
 77 references thereto, paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (1) of 
 78 section 605.0203, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 
 79 605.0203 Signing of records to be delivered for filing to 
 80 department.— 
 81 (1) A record delivered to the department for filing 
 82 pursuant to this chapter must be signed as follows: 
 83 (b) A company’s initial articles of organization must be 
 84 signed by at least one person acting as an authorized 
 85 representative. The articles of organization must also include 
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