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CAR-PAC Scoreboard

FADA’s CAR-PAC fundraising campaign is currently underway and we’d like to thank the members who have contributed.   We need CAR-PAC to help get the attention of the leadership and individual legislators who are asking for support during this 2012 election cycle – contribute today! Thank you to the members below who have contributed anContinue Reading

Not Much for Businesses from 60 Days of the 2012 Legislature

Even after 50 dealers took our agenda to the Hill in January as part of FADA Dealer Day, our legislative agenda was swallowed up in the acrimony associated with a budget crisis, the drawing of new legislative districts, and the overall squabbling over power and process in the Capitol. Over 2,000 bills were introduced and about 10% passed. Sounds good if you like less government, but the devil is in the details. Continue Reading

HB 437 Approved without Signature

HB 437 was approved Friday, June 24 without signature into law!  This hallmark bill will ensure that Florida continues its long term practice of regulating the economic disparity between manufacturers and dealers, and provides protection to all dealers by ensuring that the laws passed by the legislature apply to all dealers, regardless of when youContinue Reading

Status of Other 2011 Bills

Open pricing of vehicle service contracts put on hold; Motor Vehicle Repair Act Remains in Tact; Unemployment Compensation Bill passes and will help; Manufacturers Pass Their Tort Reform Bill; and FADA Tries an Amendment to Help our Truck Dealers…Continue Reading

Open Pricing for Vehicle Service Contracts

The Florida legislature has deregulated pricing to a degree by not requiring that VSC companies file their rates and plans with the Office of Insurance Regulation.  However, pricing is not uncontrolled at the point of sale.  Today, the programs you offer must be priced at the levels established by your VSC company. Continue Reading

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