HB 1037 CS (2005) -  Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

General Bill by Russell
Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers: Specifies a definition for purposes of provisions for issuance of dealer license plates; revises the definition of the term "demonstrator"; defines the term "existing franchised motor vehicle dealer"; prohibits applicant or licensee failure to pay certain costs and amounts to a dealer after termination of franchise; provides that the prohibition does not apply to terminations, cancellations, and nonrenewals implemented as a result of the sale of assets or stock of the dealer; requires certain procedures be followed; provides procedures for discontinuation, cancellation, nonrenewal, modification, or replacement of a franchise agreement based upon an alleged failure of the dealer to comply with certain sales or service obligations; revises criteria and procedures to establish an additional dealership or relocate an existing dealer in an area where the same line-make vehicle is presently represented; revises provisions for determination by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that the existing franchised motor vehicle dealer or dealers are providing adequate representation; revises criteria for protest by an existing dealer; revises provisions excluding certain openings and reopenings from consideration as an additional or relocated motor vehicle dealer; prohibits notice of an additional dealer for a certain period of time within a certain distance from a dealer that was opened or reopened and not considered an additional dealer subject to protest; requires distance between sites to be measured from the geometric centroid of each site; exempts a transferee from location requirements in the franchise agreement when the transferee proposes to simultaneously relocate dealership operations in conjunction with the purchase of the dealership; provides requirements for such proposals; revises procedures for administrative hearings; requires a certain schedule unless extended by the administrative law judge.
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1814 Subject: Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Infrastructure Council 4/25/2005 3:53:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Infrastructure Council 4/11/2005 9:15:29 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Committee 4/6/2005 4:12:56 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Committee 4/4/2005 5:05:33 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Transportation Committee 3/28/2005 11:21:04 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Transportation Committee 3/21/2005 10:01:25 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/28/2005 - 7:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading Time: 04/28/2005 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2005) Time: 04/26/2005 - 10:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/25/2005 - 10:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/25/2005 - 10:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/25/2005 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Infrastructure Council Time: 04/25/2005 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by State Infrastructure Council Time: 04/21/2005 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Infrastructure Council agenda Time: 04/19/2005 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Infrastructure Council agenda Time: 04/15/2005 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Infrastructure Council agenda Time: 04/08/2005 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Infrastructure Council Time: 04/06/2005 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/06/2005 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/06/2005 - 11:15 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Committee agenda Time: 04/04/2005 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Committee Time: 03/29/2005 - 8:33 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: State Infrastructure Council Time: 03/29/2005 - 8:33 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Civil Justice Committee Time: 03/29/2005 - 8:33 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 03/28/2005 - 11:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Transportation Committee Time: 03/28/2005 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Transportation Committee Time: 03/22/2005 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Transportation Committee agenda Time: 03/18/2005 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2005 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Transportation Committee Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Infrastructure Council Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Committee Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Transportation Committee Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/22/2005 - 3:58 PM Member: Russell Committee: Version: __

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