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SB 1076: Franchises

GENERAL BILL by Steube

Franchises; Designating the “Protect Florida Small Business Act”; prohibiting a franchisor from terminating or not renewing a franchise under certain circumstances; prohibiting a franchisor from denying certain persons the opportunity to participate in the ownership of a franchise for a specified period after the death of the franchisee or the death of a person controlling a majority interest in the franchise; requiring a franchisor and a franchisee to deal with each other in good faith; prohibiting waivers through certain contract provisions that would affect a person’s rights to make a claim, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/5/2017 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 81
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 81
    1/25/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/30/18, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/30/2018 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 242
    1/31/2018 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 242
    2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/8/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1076, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2018 at 7:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2018 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 Franchises Fitzenhagen Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    566792 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Steube)     		2/5/2018
    1:54 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/14/2018     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/30/2018 4:30 PM Regulated Industries 5 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    686.101 Page 2 (pdf)
    686.102 Page 3 (pdf)
    686.103 Page 3 (pdf)
    686.104 Page 5 (pdf)
    686.105 Page 7 (pdf)
    686.106 Page 8 (pdf)
    686.107 Page 9 (pdf)
    686.108 Page 9 (pdf)
    686.109 Page 10 (pdf)
    686.11 Page 11 (pdf)
    817.416 Franchises and distributorships; misrepresentations. Page 11 (pdf)

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