# Florida SB 1562: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

Florida SB 1562, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jay Trumbull (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1562-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1562
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
- Sponsor: Jay Trumbull (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Transportation, Commerce and Tourism, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (16 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jay Trumbull (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Commerce and Tourism

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Commerce and Tourism Vote | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Transportation Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

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

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1562/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1562-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).