SB 1076 (2018) -  Franchises

General Bill by Steube
Franchises: Designating the “Protect Florida Small Business Act”; prohibiting a franchisor from terminating or not renewing a franchise 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 death of a person controlling a majority interest in the franchise; requiring a franchisor and a franchisee to deal with each other in good faith; prohibiting waivers through certain contract provisions that would affect a person’s rights to make a claim, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Judiciary on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 01/30/18 4:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 4
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/13/18 2:00 PM
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1219 Subject: Franchises Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/5/2018 1:59:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 1/31/2018 10:45:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 1/29/2018 4:17:50 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/08/2018 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/01/2018 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 242 Time: 01/31/2018 - 12:36 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 242 Time: 01/30/2018 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/30/18, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/25/2018 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 81 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 81 Time: 12/13/2017 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/05/2017 - 9:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
686.101 HB 1219
686.102 HB 1219
686.103 HB 1219
686.104 HB 1219
686.105 HB 1219
686.106 HB 1219
686.107 HB 1219
686.108 HB 1219
686.109 HB 1219
686.11
817.416