HOUSE BILL 1214

File Code: Motor Vehicles - Licensing & Registration Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 428

Sponsored By:

Delegate Poole

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Dealer Franchises and Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch from imposing specified requirements on a dealer or preventing the dealer from exercising certain rights; authorizing a designated family member to succeed a dealer in the ownership or operation of the dealership under certain circumstances; requiring the designated family member to provide a certain notice and information; establishing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may refuse to honor a franchise agreement under certain circumstances; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/12

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/14

Hearing 3/13 at 1:15 p.m.

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (129-4)

3/30

Returned Passed

5/23

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Senate Action

3/25

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/3

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/2

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- SMALL BUSINESS

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT

FRANCHISES

HEARINGS

MOTOR VEHICLES - DEALERS AND SALESMEN

MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES

NOTICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation

( 15-201 , 15-207 , 15-211.1 , 15-214 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 186445/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 22, 1996 at: 10:11 Status: Adopted