Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 738
       
       
        
       By Senator Martin
       
       
       
       
       
       33-00644-26                                            2026738__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to virtual currency transfers;
    3         amending s. 48.193, F.S.; providing that requests by a
    4         defendant, regardless of location, to residents of
    5         this state to transfer virtual currency to an account
    6         located outside of this state subjects the defendant
    7         to the jurisdiction of the state courts; providing an
    8         effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 48.193, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         48.193 Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of
   15  state.—
   16         (2) A defendant who is engaged in substantial and not
   17  isolated activity within this state, whether such activity is
   18  wholly interstate, intrastate, or otherwise, is subject to the
   19  jurisdiction of the courts of this state, regardless of whether
   20  or not the claim arises from that activity. Such activity
   21  includes, but is not limited to, a request by a defendant,
   22  regardless of his or her location, to a resident of this state
   23  to transfer virtual currency as defined in s. 560.103 to an
   24  account located outside of this state.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.