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type: "Bill"
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title: "Registration of Trademarks"
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description: "Registration of Trademarks; Removes provisions relating to classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requires DOS to use international schedule of classes of goods and services; requires department to establish & maintain secure Internet website that allows submission of online trademark registration application and renewal application; provides website requirements; requires department to make online application system available by specified date; provides online application requirements."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 679"
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citation: "Florida HB 679 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-31"
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primary_sponsors: ["Greco"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-12-08"
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last_action: "2026-04-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bca6dfe2-7e87-4922-95bb-bce4383d58c1"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/679/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "6b7335bcfdc8d5ee2366d9f43a4a5e9fac1c675e22d0b6d8d13011577c639e3d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 679 (2026) — Registration of Trademarks
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Registration of Trademarks; Removes provisions relating to classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requires DOS to use international schedule of classes of goods and services; requires department to establish & maintain secure Internet website that allows submission of online trademark registration application and renewal application; provides website requirements; requires department to make online application system available by specified date; provides online application requirements.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-31.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 679 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/679/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 679 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/679/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 679 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/679/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 679 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/679/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
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- Greco — primary (person)
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- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-08** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-12-16** Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-12-16** Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-12-16** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-12-16** Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-12** Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-14** Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-14** Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-01-14** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-19** Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-27** Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-29** Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-29** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2026-02-06** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-10** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-10** Reported out of Commerce Committee
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- **2026-02-10** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-10** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-11** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-11** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-11** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
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- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** In Messages
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- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-11** Substituted for CS/SB 696
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- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** In Messages
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- **2026-03-11** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-14** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-15** Chapter No. 2026-31
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bca6dfe2-7e87-4922-95bb-bce4383d58c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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