Florida HB 955: Fiscal Accountability

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HB 955 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to principal offices of limited 2
liability companies and corporations; amending ss. 3
605.0113 and 607.0501, F.S.; providing that a limited 4
liability company or corporation, foreign or domestic, 5
may designate its registered agent's address as the 6
principal office of such company or corporation; 7
requiring that certain limited liability companies or 8
corporations, foreign or domestic, provide the 9
Department of State with the physical address of a 10
named member or manager of such company or 11
corporation; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 605.0113, Florida 16
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (8), and new subsections 17
(6) and (7) are added to that section, to read: 18
605.0113 Registered agent.— 19
(6) Each limited liability company and each foreign 20
limited liability company that does not have a principal office 21
as defined in s. 605.0102 may designate the address of the 22
limited liability company's registered agent as its principal 23
office. 24
(7) A limited liability company or foreign limited 25

HB 955 2026

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liability company that lists the address of its registered agent 26
as its principal office under subsection (6) must provide the 27
department with the physical address of a named member or 28
manager of such limited liability company. 29
Section 2. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 607.0501, 30
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8) and (9), 31
respectively, and new subsections (6) and (7) are added to that 32
section, to read: 33
607.0501 Registered office and registered agent.— 34
(6) Each domestic corporation and each foreign corporation 35
that does not have a principal office as defined in s. 607.01401 36
may designate the address of the corporation's registered agent 37
as its principal office. 38
(7) A domestic or foreign corporation that lists the 39
address of its registered agent as its principal office under 40
subsection (6) must provide the department with the physical 41
address of a named officer or director of such corporation. 42
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 43