CHAPTER NUMBER: 583 
File Code: Motor Vehicles - Licensing & Registration
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1214  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Jimeno
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Dealer Franchises and Manufacturers,
Distributors, and Factory Branches
 
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; establishing that a manufacturer,
distributor, or factory branch may refuse to honor a franchise
agreement with a designated family member for good cause; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/1
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/7
 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/13
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/14
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Sen. McCabe) Adopted
 - 3/15
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/19
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/2
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/23
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 583
 
House Action
- 3/19
 - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
 - 3/20
 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:15 p.m.
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
 - 3/27
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed (130-5)
 
- 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 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 568133/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996     at: 11:48
 Status: Adopted