Florida House Bill 1255

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires portable wireless device manufacturers to make certain items available to device owners & independent repair providers; prohibits certain manufacturers from requiring authorized repair providers to continue purchasing certain information in proprietary format; provides that violation is deceptive & unfair trade practice; requires original equipment manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make certain diagnostic & repair information available for no charge & in certain manner to independent repair providers & owners; prohibits original equipment manufacturers from excluding certain information concerning security-related electronic functions.

Portable Wireless Device Repair

Rep. Chad Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-08	House	Filed

S806 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages
H487 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died on Second Reading Calendar
S586 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Commerce and Tourism

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
559	971		Amended Code	See Bill Text
559	972		Amended Code	See Bill Text
559	973		Amended Code	See Bill Text
559	974		Amended Code	See Bill Text
559	975		Amended Code	See Bill Text
559	976		Amended Code	See Bill Text
686	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1255
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1255/BillText/Filed/PDF