SB 1140 (2020) -  Public Accountancy

General Bill by Gruters
Public Accountancy: Requiring certain applicants to not be licensed in any state or territory in order to be licensed by endorsement; providing license renewal requirements for nonresident licensees; requiring that a majority of the hours required for continuing education include specific content; authorizing certain Florida certified public accountants to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to have their license placed in a retired status; providing that retired licensees are not required to maintain continuing education requirements, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/12/20 S Laid on Table -SJ 775 on Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:42 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    • On agenda for: 01/21/20 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 02/04/20 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/02/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 867 Subject: Public Accountancy Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/3/2020 4:41:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/28/2020 12:17:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/4/2020 4:51:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/3/2020 8:54:32 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology 1/21/2020 4:49:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology 1/21/2020 4:45:19 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table -SJ 775 Time: 03/12/2020 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 867 (Died in returning Messages) -SJ 775 Time: 03/12/2020 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 774 Time: 03/12/2020 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 724 Time: 03/11/2020 - 6:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/20 -SJ 724 Time: 03/09/2020 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/03/2020 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 374 Time: 03/02/2020 - 7:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/04/2020 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 Time: 02/04/2020 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/04/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered Time: 01/23/2020 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Now in Commerce and Tourism Time: 01/21/2020 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 153 Time: 01/21/2020 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 01/21/20, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/16/2020 - 3:46 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 83 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 83 Time: 12/13/2019 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/05/2019 - 8:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
473.308 CS/CS/CS/SB 474, CS/HB 707, CS/CS/HB 867, CS/SB 1124, CS/HB 1193
473.311 CS/HB 707, CS/CS/HB 867, CS/SB 1124
473.312 CS/HB 707, CS/CS/HB 867, CS/SB 1124
473.313 CS/HB 707, CS/CS/HB 867, CS/SB 1124