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Florida - Dealer Compensation
2017 FL H.B. 775; Date Introduced: FEBRUARY 10, 2017, Last action: May 4, 2017; In Senate, placed on third reading. Requires manufacturers of motor vehicles to compensate new motor vehicle dealers for costs incurred while holding a vehicle for sale but are unable to sell it due to unavailability in parts, remedy or performance of a recall service or repair, when the manufacturer has issued a "Stop-Sale", or "Do-Not-Drive" order on the vehicle.
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/775/BillText/c1/PDF
Colorado - Business Affairs and Labor
2017 CO S.B. 298, Date introduced: APRIL 21, 2017, Last action: MAY 5, 2017; To HOUSE Committee on BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR., Makes significant revisions to the state MVDL and imposes numerous new regulations on the manufacturer/dealer relationship. This bill is on a fast track. Amendments have been made and it is up for a vote on May 5, 2017 – click here.
http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017A_298_ren.pdf
Arizona - Dealer Compensation
2017 AZ H.B. 2331; Date introduced: January 19, 2017, Last action: May 1, 2017, signed by Governor. Provides that automobile dealers must be compensated for recall work at the same rate they are compensated for warranty work.
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/452112
North Carolina - Franchisor Franchisee Relationship
2017 NC S.B. 131, Date introduced: FEBRUARY 23, 2017, Last action: APRIL 19, 2017; To CONFERENCE Committee. A franchisor is not an employer of a franchisee or its employees.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v5.pdf
North Carolina - Rules and Operations
2017 NC S.B. 413, Date introduced: MARCH 28, 2017, Last action: APRIL 20, 2017, re-referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Operations. Limits a motor vehicle manufacturers ability to require facility relocations or upgrades, addresses reimbursement requirements for work performed by dealers for a recall or pursuant to a manufacturer’s extended warranty, requirements additional reimbursements to dealers for used vehicles which are under a “do not sell” order because recall parts are unavailable, prohibits manufacturer ownership of dealerships by any manufacturer that has any franchised dealers in the state, regulates the use of customer data; requires dealerships to conspicuously disclose labor rates.
http://www.ncleg.net/sessions/2017/bills/senate/pdf/s413v1.pdf
North Carolina - Dealer Compensation
2017 NC H.B. 619, Date introduced: APRIL 5; Last action: APRIL 20, 2017; passed House, sent to Senate. Regulates compensation to dealers for recall repairs, limits a manufacturer’s ability to require dealer relocations, prohibits manufacturer ownership of an entity that leases vehicles in competition with the manufacturer’s franchised dealers and various other new regulations.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/HTML/H619v0.html
New Hampshire - Franchisor Franchisee Relationship
2017 NH S.B. 89; Date introduced: JANUARY 19, 2017, Last action: APRIL 18, 2017; in Senate, scheduled for public hearing 5/2/17. Clarifies when a franchisor is an employer of a franchisee.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=949&txtFormat=pdf&v=current
Nevada - Transportation
2017 NV A.B. 410, Date introduced; MARCH 27, 2017, Last action: APRIL 20, 2017; From Assembly Committee on Transportation; recommended for passage as amended. Requires manufacturers of motor vehicles to compensate new motor vehicle dealers for costs incurred while holding a vehicle for sale but are unable to sell it due to unavailability in parts, remedy or performance of a recall service or repair, when the manufacturer has issued a "Stop-Sale", or "Do-Not-Drive" order on the vehicle.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB410_R1.pdf
Maine - Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development
2017 ME S.B. 509, Date introduced: APRIL 14, 2017, Last action: APRIL 18, 2017; referred by House to Joint Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development. Makes it an unfair and deceptive practice for a motor vehicle manufacturer to use unreasonable performance standards in assessing motor vehicle dealer compliance with franchise agreements, to require a dealer to refrain from selling a new or used motor vehicle when there is no remedy to a recall without the manufacturer's providing compensation or to prohibit a dealer from providing to a consumer information of a defective condition in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is being repaired under a manufacturer's warranty. It clarifies the standard of review in succession planning and in the analysis by a manufacturer of a dealer's sales and incentive performance.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0509&item=1&snum=128
Illinois - Dealer Manufacturer Relationship
2017 IL S.B. 1687; Date introduced: FEBRUARY 9, 2017, Last action: APRIL 20, 2017 in Senate Floor Amendment No. 2, referred to Assignments. Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act; provides that paying manufacturer's and distributor's fees under the Vehicle Code constitutes agreement with the terms of the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act; limits the ability of a manufacturer to penalize a dealer if a customer resells or exports a vehicle; limits a manufacturer from requiring dealer improvements or requiring that dealers use specific vendors for improvements; imposes conditions on a manufacturer’s exercise of a right of first refusal; prohibits direct sales by manufacturers to consumers; adds to the required factors to be considered in determining whether good cause exists for terminating a dealer agreement.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/PDF/10000SB1687lv.pdf
