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Mississippi - Warranty Reimbursements
2020 Mississippi: SB 2875 prohibits recovery by motor vehicle manufacturers of costs of complying with warranty reimbursement requirements except by increasing the cost of vehicles to all dealers (not just those in state).
https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/SB2875/2019
Iowa - Warranty Repairs
2020 HB 2408 mandates that motor vehicle manufacturers provide reasonable time allowances to be used for warranty repairs.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook
Connecticut - Dealer/Manufacturer Relationship
2020 HB 5260 establishes a task force to study the motor vehicle dealer/manufacturer relationship and make recommendations for legislation in 2021.
2020 SB 253 mandates warranty reimbursement rates/procedures for equipment dealers.
https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB5260
Pennsylvania - Professional Licensure
2017 PA S.B. 764; Date introduced: June 14, 2017; Last action: December 13, 2017 , to House Committee on Professional Licensure; creates a dealer protection law for RV dealers.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0764&pn=1377
New Mexico - Dealer Compensation
2018 NM S.B. 27, H.B. 46; NEW BILL; Date introduced: Prefiled December 19, 2019; prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer’s use of an unfair or arbitrary performance standard; regulates compensation to dealers for repairs to vehicles subject to do-not-drive or other recalls.
Senate Bill
House Bill
https://nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=27&year=18
Virginia - Employment Relationships
2018 VA H.B. 110; NEW BILL; prefiled December 14, 2017; provides that neither a franchisee nor a franchisee’s employee shall be deemed the employee of a franchisor.
https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB110/2018
Pennsylvania - Dealer Protections
2017 PA S.B. 764; Date introduced: June 14, 2017; Last action: December 12, 2017 , final passage from Senate; creates a dealer protection law for RV dealers.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0764&pn=1377
Florida - Franchisee, Franchisor Relationships
2018 FL S.B. 1076; NEW BILL; Date introduced: December 5, 2017; creates a full-blown Florida franchise relationship statute, including termination only with good cause, restrictions on a franchisor’s ability to prohibit transfers, etc.
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01076
Wisconsin - Transportation and Veterans Affairs
2017 WI AB 635; Date introduced Nov. 10, 2017; Last action Nov. 20, 2017 to Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs; limits qualifying nonwarranty repairs to repairs made to a motor vehicle of a line make for which the manufacturer provides a warranty and excludes several types of motor vehicle work from the definition of qualifying nonwarranty repair; prohibits a manufacturer from charging back amounts paid on claims due to the dealer's failure to comply with requirements of the manufacturer related to the processing of a warranty claim if the dealer provides reasonable proof that the work for which the claim is made was actually performed and was covered work and prohibits certain manufacturer actions to recover the increased costs of compensating dealers per the statute.
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/ab635
Massachusetts - Franchisee, Franchisor Relationship
2017 MA SB 1050; Date introduced Jan. 23, 2017; Last action Nov. 6, 2017; joint hearing scheduled for November 13, 2017; recognizes independence of franchisees and addresses employer-employee relationships in franchises
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1050
