CS/SB 1820: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers
GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Leek
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers; Prohibiting an applicant or a licensee, or a common entity thereof, from establishing, implementing, or enforcing certain criteria for measuring the sales or service performance of its franchised motor vehicle dealers unless certain conditions are met; revising the circumstances in which a discontinuation, cancellation, nonrenewal, modification, or replacement of a franchise agreement is deemed unfair, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Commerce and Tourism
• CS by Transportation read 1st time
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/31/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
4/1/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
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CS/SB 1820, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 10:09 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 429 (c1) Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/31/2025 1:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 320.64 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds. Page 1 (pdf) 320.641 Discontinuations, cancellations, nonrenewals, modifications, and replacement of franchise agreements. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 1820, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:33 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 429 (c1) Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 800490 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Transportation
(Leek)3/24/2025
12:26 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/26/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 320.60 Definitions for ss. 320.61-320.70. Page 2 (pdf) 320.64 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds. Page 3 (pdf) 320.641 Discontinuations, cancellations, nonrenewals, modifications, and replacement of franchise agreements. Page 6 (pdf) 320.642 Dealer licenses in areas previously served; procedure. Page 8 (pdf) 320.67 Violations by dealers; complaint; conduct of inquiry; inspection of records; penalties. Page 7 (pdf)