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IntroducedJan 05, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers; Authorizes licensee to reject ownership succession of motor vehicle dealer if such succession will cause violation of certain provisions; clarifies what motor vehicles licensee must repurchase from motor vehicle dealer upon termination of franchise agreement; provides that licensee who distributes 1,000 or more motor vehicles of particular line-make to motor vehicle dealers in this state during any 12-month period must have established network of at least three independent motor vehicle dealers in this state; authorizes licensee to reject proposed change in ownership if such change would cause violation of certain provisions.
Summary
Comments on HB 989
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommitteeprimary


Votes
YES: 109
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Nixon
NO: 1
Actions
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Rules
- Received
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 1
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Bill released to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Commerce Committee
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Commerce Committee
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Jan 05, 2026 | House
- Filed
