FL SB 1562

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Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1562 pass?

No. FL SB 1562 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)

What is FL SB 1562 about?

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers; Authorizing licensees to reject the succession to interest in a franchise agreement of a motor vehicle dealer under certain circumstances; prohibiting a licensee from distributing more than a specified percentage of a specified number of motor vehicles of a particular line-make during a certain period to one motor vehicle dealer or dealers that share common ownership or control; authorizing a licensee to reject a sale, transfer, alienation, or other disposition of a franchise agreement or an equity interest in a motor vehicle dealer under certain circumstances, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1562?

Trumbull, Commerce and Tourism are the primary sponsors of FL SB 1562.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-22
Latest action: 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-13
Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
failure
2026-02-18
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
2026-02-12
Now in Rules
2026-02-11
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
2026-02-10
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-10
Now in Commerce and Tourism
2026-02-10
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-05
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-22
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-16
Referred to Transportation; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-09
Filed
filing

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Documents

Votes

Favorable
2026-02-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Arrington: yes
- Jones: yes
- McClain: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
- Avila: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Davis: other
- Martin: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McClain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Arrington: yes
- Leek: yes
- Smith: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/ByCategory

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