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Committee advances technical rewrite of nonprofit corporation statute (chapter 617)
Summary
CS for SB 554, a delete-all rewrite of chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes, was presented by Senator Bernard; a technical delete-all amendment aligning drafting and wording to the House version was adopted and the bill was reported favorably.
Senator Bernard explained that CS for SB 554 is a comprehensive rewrite of chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes governing nonprofit corporations. Bernard described the delete-all amendment (barcode 794360) as technical, aligning statutory language (for example replacing “person” with “individual”) and adjusting punctuation and wording to mirror the House draft.
No questions were raised and Bernard closed. The committee voted to adopt the amendment and then reported SB 554 favorably.
