File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 725
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Jimeno, Forehand, and
Middlebrooks
- Entitled:
-
Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Dealers - Good
Faith Requirements
Establishing that a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, factory
branch, and dealer, or agent or employee of a dealer, has a duty of
good faith to a dealer in the performance and enforcement of a
franchise agreement and has the burden of proof in establishing that
it acted in good faith and had good cause for engaging in certain
conduct; and establishing that a manufacturer, distributor, dealer,
factory branch, or agent or employee of the dealer has a duty of good
faith to a consumer in specified conduct; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Boozer) Adopted
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Jimeno) Adopted
- Motion Special Order 3/25 (Senator Sfikas) Rejected
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (44-1)
House Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/26
- Hearing 3/31 at 3:00 p.m.
- 3/28
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- FRANCHISES
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
- MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND SALESMEN
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
15-101 ,
15-115 ,
15-207
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 162896/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997 at: 20:20
Status: Adopted
- Number: 668148/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997 at: 20:20
Status: Adopted