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SB297Introduced in the Senate

Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act)

Engrossed

Introduced by Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not take an adverse action against a dealer for disclosing on its website that the advertised price of a vehicle is the manufacturer's minimum allowable advertised price and that the dealer may offer a lower price for the vehicle.

Where it stands

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · March 5, 2026

42

Yes

1

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  2. Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.

  3. Hearing canceled

  4. Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

  5. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

  6. Favorable Adopted

  7. Second Reading Passed

  8. Third Reading Passed (42-1)

  9. Referred Economic Matters

  10. Favorable Report by Economic Matters

  11. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

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