SB347 - Lee County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act

• Creates the Lee County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act to regulate business relations between wine suppliers and wholesalers in Lee County, establishing requirements for written agreements with designated exclusive sales territories.

• Prohibits suppliers from fixing prices, coercing wholesalers, requiring tied purchases, demanding financial disclosures, or retaliating against wholesalers who file complaints about legal violations.

• Prohibits wholesalers from failing to devote reasonable efforts to sales, selling outside assigned territories, or transferring business without supplier notice and approval (except to designated family members).

• Requires suppliers to provide 60 days' written notice before terminating agreements and establishes "good cause" standards including wholesaler failure to comply with reasonable agreement terms; allows immediate termination only for insolvency, license suspension, felony conviction, or intentional fraud.

• Establishes arbitration procedures for disputes over compensation when suppliers improperly terminate or prevent business transfers, and permits civil actions for violations with actual damages, court costs, and attorney fees.