HB 311: Repair of Motorized Wheelchairs
GENERAL BILL by Eskamani ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gantt ; Harris ; Hunschofsky ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Salzman ; Tant
Repair of Motorized Wheelchairs; Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available any documentation, parts, & tools, required for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of motorized wheelchair & parts for motorized wheelchair; requires original equipment manufacturer of motorized wheelchair with electronic security lock to make available any special documentation, parts, & tools, needed to access & reset lock when disabled in course of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of motorized wheelchair; provides that violation of act is unlawful practice under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides that original equipment manufacturer is not required to divulge trade secrets.
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/30/2025 House • Filed
2/12/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/17/2025 House • Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
3/19/2025 House • Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
3/20/2025 House • Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
3/27/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
3/31/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/22/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
4/25/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
4/25/2025 Senate • In Messages
4/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
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HB 311, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2025 at 3:20 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)
Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 412 Repair of Motorized Wheelchairs Smith Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/25/2025 6:16 PM House 107 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 559.971 Page 2 (pdf) 559.972 Page 2 (pdf) 559.973 Page 5 (pdf) 559.974 Page 6 (pdf) 559.975 Page 6 (pdf) 559.976 Page 7 (pdf)