CS/SB 750 (2017) -  Franchises

General Bill by Regulated Industries and Latvala (CO-SPONSORS) Lee; Perry
Franchises: Creating the "Protect Florida Small Business Act"; prohibiting a franchisor from terminating or not renewing a franchise except 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 person controlling a majority interest; providing that a franchisee must have the opportunity to monetize certain equity from the franchise business under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 04/04/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1069 Subject: Franchises Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 4/5/2017 8:18:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 4/3/2017 3:39:12 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 324 Time: 04/06/2017 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 319 Time: 04/06/2017 - 1:05 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/06/2017 - 8:50 AM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 319 Time: 04/04/2017 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/04/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/30/2017 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 93 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 93 Time: 02/16/2017 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/07/2017 - 9:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
686.101 HB 1069
686.102 HB 1069
686.103 HB 1069
686.104 HB 1069
686.105 HB 1069
686.106 HB 1069
686.107 HB 1069
686.108 HB 1069
686.109 HB 1069
686.110
686.111 HB 1069
686.112
686.113 HB 1069
817.416 HB 1069