2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 454

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Registration Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 438
Sponsored By:
Delegate Barve
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Dealer Processing and Freight Charges

Synopsis:

Increasing from $25 to $100 the maximum vehicle dealer processing charge for a vehicle sale; expanding the scope of a dealer processing charge to include retaining specified documentation and compliance with federal and State privacy laws by the dealer; requiring a dealer processing charge to be reasonable and to reflect expenses generally incurred; requiring a dealer, on request, to provide a written disclosure of services included in a dealer processing charge; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (126-8)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Arnick, Owings, and Hogan
4/4
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Healey) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (89-37)
4/5
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (32-15)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Green, Forehand, and Giannetti
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (35-10)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADVERTISING
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISCLOSURE
EXCISE TAX
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND SALESMEN
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Transportation
( 13-809 , 13-809 , 15-311.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 080410/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2003   at: 10:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 328773/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2003   at: 11:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 393923/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 10:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 080512/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 10:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (126-8)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (89-37)
Senate
April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (32-15)
April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (35-10)