HB 989 Florida 2026 session
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers; Authorizes licensee to reject ownership succession of motor vehicle dealer if such succession will cause violation of certain provisions; clarifies what motor vehicles licensee must repurchase from motor vehicle dealer upon termination of franchise agreement; provides that licensee who distributes 1,000 or more motor vehicles of particular line-make to motor vehicle dealers in this state during any 12-month period must have established network of at least three independent motor vehicle dealers in this state; authorizes licensee to reject proposed change in ownership if such change would cause violation of certain provisions.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed one chamber — last recorded action March 13, 2026
Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
Recorded votes
Favorable (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee)
16 yes · 1 no · pass February 5, 2026
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed one chamber.
- Cosponsors 2 cosponsors.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
- Received
- Referred to Rules
- In Messages
- CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 1
- Read 3rd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Bill released to House Calendar
- Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Favorable by Commerce Committee
- Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Now in Commerce Committee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- CS Filed
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Filed