2017 CT H.B. 5633; Date introduced: JANUARY 13, 2017, Last action: FEBRUARY 2, 2017; Public Hearing Scheduled for 2/7/17: Extends post-sale warranty work reimbursements that are afforded to the automobile industry to power equipment dealers.
2017 AZ H.B. 2322; Date introduced: JANUARY 17, 2017, Last action: JANUARY 31, 2017; From House Committee on Commerce, recommended for passage: Provides that a franchisor or other owner of a trademark is not an employer or co-employer of either a franchisee/licensee or an employee of the franchisee/licensee, unless the franchisor/mark owner agrees in writing to assume that role.
2017 ND S.B. 2289 Date introduced: JANUARY 19, 2017; Last action: JANUARY 23, 2017 to Senate Committee on Agriculture. Adds numerous protections for farm equipment dealers including, but not limited to, prohibiting minimum inventory requirements and exclusive facilities requirements, limiting warranty audits/chargebacks, defining a “substantial change in competitive circumstances” to include withdrawal of part of a product line, and others.
2017 NH S.B. 89; Date introduced: JANUARY 19, 2017, Last action: JANUARY 26, 2017; Hearing: 01/31/2017. Clarifies when a franchisor is an employer of a franchisee.
2017 MT S.B. 89; Date introduced: JANUARY 5, 2017; Last action: JANUARY 26, 2017; In Senate. 2nd reading passed. Provides that in determining good cause for termination of auto dealers, one factor that must be considered is the dealer’s sales in light of local market conditions.
2017 MO H.B. 702; Date introduced: JANUARY 23, 2017/2017 MO S.B. 353; Date introduced: JANUARY 25, 2017. Provides that royalty payments to a dental franchisor by a licensee of the Dental Board operating a franchised dental office is not unlawful.
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2017 IN H.B. 1592; Date Introduced: JANUARY 23, 2017, Last action: JANUARY 23, 2017 to House Committee on Roads and Transportation. Provides that a manufacturer may engage in sales directly to the public only if the manufacturer meets certain requirements and can no longer engage in sales directly to the public after the earlier of reaching 1,000 units in cumulative annual sales, or six years after the initial dealer's license is granted.
2017 IL H.J.R. 15, Date introduced JANUARY 25, 2017, Creates the Automobile Dealers' License Task Force to study issues related to the licensing and oversight of nontraditional dealers.
2017 GA S.B. 54; Date introduced: JANUARY 24, 2017, Last action: JANUARY 25, 2017 to Senate Committee on Transportation. Creates a category of autonomous vehicles and adopts requirements for testing on state highways and related regulations.
