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CS/CS/HB 429 — Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers
by Commerce Committee; Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; and Rep. Yeager, and others (CS/SB 1820 by Transportation Committee and Senator Leek)
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Prepared by: Transportation Committee (TR)
The bill revises certain provisions of the Florida Motor Vehicle Dealership Act, which governs the licensure of, and contractual relationship between, motor vehicle dealers and motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, importers, and their common entities (licensees). Specifically, the bill revises provisions relating to a licensee’s use of criteria for measuring a franchised motor vehicle dealer’s sales or service performance; prohibits licensees from engaging in certain conduct as retaliation against a motor vehicle dealer for specified acts; and revises provisions governing discontinuations, cancellations, non-renewals, modifications, and replacements of franchise agreements.
If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor’s signature, these provisions take effect July 1, 2025.
Vote: Senate 37-0; House 115-0