---
type: "Bill"
title: "Registrations and Transfers of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning System Manufacturer Warranties"
description: "Registrations and Transfers of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning System Manufacturer Warranties; Requires manufacturer warranty for HVAC system to run with property; provides that warrantor continues to be obligated under terms of manufacturer warranty agreement for warranty transferred to new owner & may not charge transfer fee; provides that transfer of warranty to new owner does not extend warranty; provides warranty is deemed registered if contractor meets certain requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1203"
citation: "Florida HB 1203 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(adopted)"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-288"
primary_sponsors: ["Maggard"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c20be9e4-ae33-44b1-9372-fbe212df2e21"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1203/ByCategory"
source_hash: "93ce28d12a064df4df9c006605914c0877558a48fbaa7c82baf3a78116791973"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1203 (2023) — Registrations and Transfers of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning System Manufacturer Warranties

Registrations and Transfers of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning System Manufacturer Warranties; Requires manufacturer warranty for HVAC system to run with property; provides that warrantor continues to be obligated under terms of manufacturer warranty agreement for warranty transferred to new owner & may not charge transfer fee; provides that transfer of warranty to new owner does not extend warranty; provides warranty is deemed registered if contractor meets certain requirements.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-288.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1203 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1203/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1203 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1203/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1203 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1203/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maggard — primary (person)
- Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Casello — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Williams — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-27** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-17** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Original reference removed: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- **2023-03-20** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-23** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2023-03-27** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-27** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-27** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-01** Substituted for CS/SB 1242
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-01** In Messages
- **2023-05-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-26** Chapter No. 2023-288

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c20be9e4-ae33-44b1-9372-fbe212df2e21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).