CS/SB 1378 (2021) -  Corporate Espionage

General Bill by Judiciary and Bradley
Corporate Espionage: Citing this act as the "Combating Corporate Espionage in Florida Act"; prohibiting theft of a trade secret; prohibiting trafficking in trade secrets; providing criminal penalties; reclassifying the criminal penalty and increasing the offense severity ranking for an offense committed with specified intent, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2021
Last Event: 04/26/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1523 (Ch. 2021-75) -SJ 707 on Monday, April 26, 2021 4:27 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/09/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/15/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/25/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1523 Subject: Corporate Espionage Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/25/2021 3:50:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/23/2021 3:28:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/17/2021 10:37:43 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/12/2021 3:30:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/9/2021 7:10:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/8/2021 3:12:37 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1523 (Ch. 2021-75) -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted HB 1523 -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721 Time: 04/22/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 324 Time: 03/25/2021 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/22/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 277 Time: 03/18/2021 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/17/2021 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 272 Time: 03/15/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/10/2021 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 03/10/2021 - 7:36 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/04/2021 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 136 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 136 Time: 02/24/2021 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/17/2021 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
812.081 HB 1523
921.0022 CS/HB 1, CS/HB 9, CS/CS/SB 96*, HB 123, HB 167, HB 291, CS/HB 325*, CS/HB 371, SB 428, SB 478, SB 484, SB 604, CS/HB 777, CS/HB 921, HB 961, CS/SB 1234*, SB 1260, CS/HB 1397*, HB 1465, SB 1498, HB 1523, CS/SB 1566, HB 1597, CS/SB 1608, SB 1618, SB 1784, SB 1850, SB 1916, HB 6029

(*) Not the latest version