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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 696: Registration of Trademarks

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 696 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Registration of Trademarks. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Rules. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 679 (Ch. 2026-31).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Registration of Trademarks; Requiring the Department of State to use the international schedule of classes of goods and services for trademarks; deleting provisions relating to the classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; providing online application requirements; requiring the department to establish and maintain a secure Internet website that allows submission of an online trademark registration application and renewal application, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
RulesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 679 (Ch. 2026-31)
  2. Substituted CS/CS/HB 679
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Retained on Special Order Calendar
  5. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  6. CS by Rules read 1st time
  7. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  8. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  9. CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  11. Now in Rules
  12. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source