Please find below a regularly updated list of legislative proposals from every state’s legislature. This list will include industry-specific statutes that fall under the franchise, dealership and distributorship umbrella. Scroll down for more.
HB 605: 01/24/2024 INTRODUCED; 01/24/2024 To HOUSE Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION; 01/25/2024 Hearing Scheduled 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.; 02/19/2024 From HOUSE Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION: Reported favorably; 02/22/2024 third reading and Passed House; 02/26/2024 To SENATE Committee on JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; 03/27/2024 From SENATE Committee on JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS: Reported favorably; 03/28/2024 Committee Report adopted on SENATE floor; 03/28/2024 Second reading passed. To third reading.; 04/03/2024 Passed SENATE; 04/03/2024 Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
SB 504. Requires recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishes licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch; alters the required terms and conditions of a recreational dealer agreement.
SB: 01/24/2024 INTRODUCED; 01/24/2024 To SENATE Committee on JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; 01/31/2024 Hearing Scheduled 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.; 03/11/2024 From SENATE Committee on JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS: Reported favorably; 03/12/2024 Committee Report adopted on SENATE floor; 03/12/2024 Second reading passed. To third reading; 03/14/2024 Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE; 03/15/2024 To HOUSE Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION; 03/21/2024 Hearing Scheduled 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.; 04/05/2024 From HOUSE Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION: Reported favorably; 04/05/2024 Committee Report adopted on HOUSE floor; 04/05/2024 Second reading passed. To third reading; 04/08/2024 Passed HOUSE; 04/08/2024 Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
HB 1227A
Requires a manufacturer of automobiles to make available for purchase, by the owner of an automobile and independent repair facilities, the same diagnostic and repair information, including technical updates, that the manufacturer makes available to its dealers through an online or other electronically accessible manufacturer diagnostic and repair information system.
05/08/2023 INTRODUCED; 05/08/2023 Filed as LR 2523; 05/09/2023 HOUSE refers to JOINT Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS; 05/09/2023 SENATE refers to JOINT Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence; 02/13/2024 Work Session Held 02/13/2024; 04/08/2024 From JOINT Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS: Ought to Pass as Amended; 04/09/2024 HOUSE adopts Majority Committee Report: Ought to pass as amended; 04/09/2024
In HOUSE. Committee Amendment A adopted; 04/09/2024 In HOUSE. Passed to be engrossed; 04/10/2024 SENATE accepts Committee Report.
HB 517. Provides additional licensing requirements for dealers, developers, and installers.
03/01/2024 PREFILED; 03/01/2024 To HOUSE Committee on COMMERCE; 03/11/2024 INTRODUCED; 03/11/2024 To HOUSE Committee on COMMERCE.
HB 592. Modest changes to warranty reimbursement. Establishes that the compensation of a dealer by a manufacturer, component manufacturer, or distributor shall not be less than the dealer acquisition cost of parts or service.
02/20/2024 INTRODUCED; 02/20/2024 To HOUSE Committee on COMMITTEES; 02/22/2024 To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION; 02/27/2024 From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Reported favorably with substitute; 02/27/2024 1st reading, to Calendar; 02/28/2024 2nd Reading, to Committee on RULES; 02/28/2024 Posted for passage in Regular Orders of the Day; 02/29/2024 3rd Reading; 02/29/2024 Committee Substitute adopted on HOUSE floor. Amendment No. (1); 02/29/2024 Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE; 03/01/2024 To SENATE Committee on COMMITTEES; 03/04/2024 To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION; 03/21/2024 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Reported favorably; 03/21/2024 1st reading, to Consent Calendar; 03/22/2024 2nd Reading; 03/22/2024 To Rules; 03/25/2024 Posted for passage in Consent Orders of the Day; 03/26/2024 Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders; 03/27/2024 Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders; 03/28/2024 3rd Reading; 03/28/2024 Passed SENATE; 03/28/2024 Enrolled; 03/28/2024 *****To GOVERNOR; 04/10/2024 Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature; 04/10/2024 Act No. 162.
HB 4925. Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act; provides that it shall be deemed a violation for a manufacturer, a distributor, a wholesaler, a distributor branch or division, or officer, agent, or other representative thereof to coerce or require any dealer to construct improvements to the dealer's facility at a substantial cost to the dealer or to condition any dealer's eligibility for payments under any discount, credit, rebate, sales incentive, or similar program on the dealer constructing improvements.
02/07/2024 INTRODUCED; 02/07/2024 To HOUSE Committee on RULES; 02/28/2024 To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: VEHICLES & SAFETY; 03/04/2024 In HOUSE. Committee Amendment No. 1 filed. Referred to RULES; 03/06/2024 From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: VEHICLES & SAFETY: Do pass; 03/06/2024 In HOUSE. Placed on Short Debate Calendar Second Reading; 03/06/2024 In HOUSE. Tabled Amendment No. 1; 03/12/2024 In HOUSE. Floor Amendment No. 2 filed. Referred to RULES; 03/13/2024 From HOUSE Committee on RULES: Referred to HOUSE Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Amendment No. 2; 03/21/2024 From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: VEHICLES & SAFETY: Approved for consideration - Amendment No. 2.
HB 689. Relates to dealers and salesmen licensing; relates to the distribution and sale of motor vehicles; revises and establishes provisions regarding unlawful acts by a manufacturer or distributor; provides for affiliate corporations and entities; provides that it shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to compete with their franchised dealers in the State in the sale, lease, or warranty service of new motor vehicles to retail consumers; provides for exceptions. Expands factory-store prohibition from applying within a dealer’s RMA, to applying to the whole state.
03/01/2024 INTRODUCED; 03/04/2024 To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE; 03/05/2024 From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE: Do pass; 03/07/2024 Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE; 03/08/2024 To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION; 03/14/2024 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Do pass; 03/20/2024 Passed SENATE; 03/22/2024 *****To GOVERNOR; 03/27/2024 Signed by GOVERNOR; 03/27/2024 Chaptered. Chapter No. 213
HB 640. Amends existing law regarding motor vehicles to define the term service-only facility; provides definition as a customer-facing or noncustomer facing facility operated by a licensed dealer within the dealer's relevant market area where the dealer performs any repairs or performs any other services on motor vehicles but does not engage in the sale, lease, trade, or display of new or used motor vehicles.
02/23/2024 INTRODUCED; 02/26/2024 To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE; 02/29/2024 From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE: Do pass; 03/04/2024 Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE; 03/05/2024 To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION; 03/12/2024 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Do pass; 03/18/2024 Passed SENATE; 03/21/2024 *****To GOVERNOR; 03/22/2024 Signed by GOVERNOR; 03/22/2024 Chaptered. Chapter No. 159
HB 2410. Relates to motor vehicle dealers; provides that if a franchisee demands indemnification, a manufacturer, importer, distributor, distributor branch, factory branch or franchisor that is licensed may not fail or refuse to indemnify an existing or former franchisee and the franchisee's successors and assigns for any sustained damages and attorney fees and other expenses reasonably incurred by the franchisee that result from a claim that is made or asserted by a third party against the franchisee; addresses installation of DC Fast chargers; limits ROFR; prohibits a manufacturer from selling vehicles with hardware already installed that requires a subscription to activate; limits factory reservation systems to prevent legacy OEMs from using online reservations systems like Tesla; expressly exempts form entire Article applicability any OEM that has never used franchised dealers to sell (i.e., enshrines in statute the factory-direct option as long as you have no dealers).
01/11/2024 INTRODUCED; 01/17/2024 To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE; 01/17/2024 Additionally referred to HOUSE Committee on RULES; 02/07/2024 From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE: Do pass with amendment; 02/12/2024 From HOUSE Committee on RULES: Do pass constitutional and in proper form; 02/19/2024 To HOUSE Committee of the WHOLE; 02/19/2024 In HOUSE Committee of the WHOLE. TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Committee amendment adopted; 02/19/2024 From HOUSE Committee of the WHOLE. To third reading; 02/19/2024 HOUSE Engrossed. Printed; 02/22/2024 In HOUSE. Read third time. Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE; 02/29/2024 To SENATE Committee on FINANCE AND COMMERCE; 02/29/2024 Additionally referred to SENATE Committee on RULES; 03/11/2024 From SENATE Committee on FINANCE AND COMMERCE: Do pass with amendment; 03/18/2024 From SENATE Committee on RULES: Do pass proper for consideration; 03/26/2024 To SENATE Committee of the WHOLE; 03/26/2024 In SENATE Committee of the WHOLE. FINANCE and COMMERCE Committee amendment adopted; 03/26/2024 In SENATE Committee of the WHOLE. Amended; 03/26/2024 From SENATE Committee of the WHOLE. To third reading; 03/26/2024 SENATE Engrossed. Printed; 03/27/2024 In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence; 04/02/2024 HOUSE concurred in SENATE amendments; 04/02/2024 In HOUSE. Finally passed; 04/02/2024 *****To GOVERNOR; 04/08/2024 Signed by GOVERNOR; 04/08/2024 Chapter No. 94.
HB 233. Relates to motor vehicles; provides for the requirement of a certificate of title for off-road vehicles; provides for the licensing requirements of dealers of off-road vehicles. Generally adds off-road vehicles to regulatory dealer licensing scheme.
02/27/2024 INTRODUCED; 02/27/2024 To HOUSE Committee on FINANCIAL SERVICES; 03/06/2024 From HOUSE Committee on FINANCIAL SERVICES: Reported Favorably; 03/21/2024 Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE; 04/02/2024 To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY; 04/04/2024 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY: Reported favorably.
