---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trademark Classifications"
description: "Trademark Classifications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 445"
citation: "Florida HB 445 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2019-74"
primary_sponsors: ["Diamond"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90da18bf-b01b-4623-b0e8-d617ab68547b"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/445/ByCategory"
source_hash: "2f8785ffbee6b6e593ec648526644be8d72aaa23d9ceb5701d95e503b611c94b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 445 (2019) — Trademark Classifications

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2019-74.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 445 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/445/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 445 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/445/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Business & Professions Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **24–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diamond — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-22** Filed `filing`
- **2019-01-30** Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 02/13/19, 1:30 pm, Webster Hall
- **2019-02-14** Favorable by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2019-03-04** On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2019-03-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2019-03-12** On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 03/14/19, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
- **2019-03-14** Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Placed on Calendar
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/19
- **2019-03-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2019-03-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-03-27** Passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0
- **2019-04-03** In Messages
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Received
- **2019-04-24** Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2019-04-24** Substituted for SB 198
- **2019-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2019-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-25** Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
- **2019-04-25** Ordered enrolled
- **2019-06-05** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2019-06-07** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Chapter No. 2019-74

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90da18bf-b01b-4623-b0e8-d617ab68547b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).