Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2590
Prohibits a franchisor from requiring a franchisee to purchase goods, supplies, inventories or services from the franchisor or a source the franchisor designates if goods, supplies, inventories or services of comparable quality are available elsewhere.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Tells a franchisor not to make a franchisee buy goods or services from the franchisor or a source the franchisor favors. Lists some exceptions. Says that a franchisor may not get money, goods or a benefit from a person that does business with a franchisee unless the franchisor passes the money, goods or benefit to the franchisee right away. Lists an exception. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Prohibits a franchisor from requiring a franchisee to purchase goods, supplies, inventories or services from the franchisor or a source the franchisor designates if goods, supplies, inventories or services of comparable quality are available elsewhere. Specifies exceptions. Prohibits a franchisor from receiving payment, goods, services or any other benefit from a person with which a franchisee does business unless the franchisor accounts for and transmits to the franchisee the payment, goods, service or benefit. Specifies exceptions.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Commerce and Consumer ProtectionJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Commerce and Consumer Protection
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives