2025 bills / H.B. 441
H.B. 441 Franchisee Protection Act (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
According to the official description, this bill:
- defines terms
- prohibits a franchisor from requiring a franchisee to open on a when operating conflicts with the franchisee's sincerely held religious belief
- provides exceptions under which a franchisor may require a franchisee to open a franchise despite a conflict with the franchisee's sincerely held religious belief
- provides a remedy for a franchisee if the franchisor violates the prohibition without an exception
- provides a civil penalty for a franchisor that violates the prohibition without an exception
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Every vote
- 11 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/13/2025 4:10 PMWho voted how
- 8 yes, 3 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to approve it · 2/13/2025 4:11 PMWho voted how
- 64 yes, 0 no, 11 absentFinal House vote · 2/21/2025 11:28 AMWho voted how
- 4 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · 2/26/2025 10:06 AMWho voted how
- 24 yes, 2 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · 3/6/2025 7:02 PM
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse vote to accept the other chamber's changes · 3/7/2025 10:32 AM