Florida · Senate Bill 1820 · 2025 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

SB 1820 Sponsored by Thomas J. "Tom" Leek Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 11 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Commerce and Tourism; Rules · Senate Transportation
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  5. CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation8–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Commerce and Tourism · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  8. CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism9–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  1. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  2. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules23–0 vote
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 548
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 429 -SJ 548
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 429 (Ch. 2025-38 ) -SJ 548

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Transportation CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0
Mar 31, 2025 Senate Commerce and Tourism Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 16, 2025 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 23

Not voting · 2

 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.