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Committee rejects amendment to clarify that insurance agents are not franchisees; plaintiffs warn of legal impact
Summary
Representative Matt Brown presented an amendment to the Franchise Practices Act to state explicitly that insurance agents are not franchisees; the committee adopted a delayed effective‑date amendment but ultimately did not pass the bill.
Representative Matt Brown presented an amendment to the Franchise Practices Act aimed at clarifying that insurance agents are not franchisees for purposes of the statute. The committee adopted a two‑year delayed effective date amendment intended to avoid interfering with current litigation, heard testimony from the plaintiff and his son, and nonetheless failed to pass the overall measure.
Brown said the Franchise Practices Act was originally aimed at traditional franchise arrangements and that repeated court attempts to treat insurance agents as franchisees have created uncertainty. To address that, the bill would clarify the…
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