# Florida SB 696: Registration of Trademarks

Florida SB 696, Registration of Trademarks, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Martin (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-11 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 679 (Ch. 2026-31) -SJ 756) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB696-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 696
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Registration of Trademarks
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Last action: 2026-03-11, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 679 (Ch. 2026-31) -SJ 756
- Sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Commerce and Tourism, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (47 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Vote | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Commerce and Tourism Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-11: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 679 (Ch. 2026-31) -SJ 756 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Substituted CS/CS/HB 679 -SJ 756 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 756 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/28/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-02: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/696/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB696-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).