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FL SB 838

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Electronic Payments of Retail Installment Contracts

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 838 pass?

No. FL SB 838 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages

What is FL SB 838 about?

Electronic Payments of Retail Installment Contracts; Defining the terms “ACH payment” and “electronic payment”; authorizing holders of retail installment contracts and their agents to collect fees for processing electronic payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 838?

Yarborough, Commerce and Tourism are the primary sponsors of FL SB 838.

Description

Electronic Payments of Retail Installment Contracts; Defining the terms “ACH payment” and “electronic payment”; authorizing holders of retail installment contracts and their agents to collect fees for processing electronic payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Messages
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Yarboroughprimary
  • Commerce and Tourismprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages

    failure

  2. 2026-02-19

    In Messages

  3. 2026-02-19

    Immediately certified

  4. 2026-02-19

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

    passage

  5. 2026-02-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  6. 2026-02-19

    Amendment(s) adopted (794450)

  7. 2026-02-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  8. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26

  9. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  10. 2026-02-17

    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-12

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  12. 2026-02-04

    Now in Rules

  13. 2026-02-04

    Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-01-30

    On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  15. 2026-01-14

    CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time

  16. 2026-01-14

    Now in Banking and Insurance

  17. 2026-01-14

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  18. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  19. 2026-01-13

    CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  20. 2026-01-08

    On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  21. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Banking and Insurance; Rules

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-12-09

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-13 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Arrington: yes
    • Leek: yes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Boyd: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Gruters: yes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-17 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-02-19 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gruters: excused
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: yes

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/838/ByCategory

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