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SENATE BILL 438

CHAPTER NUMBER: 249
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Registration
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 454

Sponsored By:
Senator Giannetti

Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Dealer Processing and Freight Charges

Synopsis:

Increasing from $25 to $100 the maximum vehicle dealer processing charge for a vehicle sale; expanding the scope of a dealer processing charge to include charges for retaining specified documentation and compliance with federal and State privacy laws; requiring a dealer processing charge to be reasonable and to reflect expenses generally incurred; requiring a dealer, on request, to provide a written disclosure of services included in a dealer processing charge; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/5
Hearing 2/13 at 2:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/19
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hooper) Adopted
3/20
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#4) Adopted (36-10)
Committee Amendment (#1, 2, 3, 5) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Rejected (7-39)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (35-12)
4/3
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Green, Forehand, and Giannetti
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (32-9)
4/4
Passed Enrolled
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 249
House Action
3/21
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 2:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (125-14)
4/2
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Arnick, Owings, and Hogan
4/4
Special Order later today (Delegate Healey) Adopted
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (92-34)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVERTISING
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISCLOSURE
EXCISE TAX
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND SALESMEN
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation
( 13-809 , 13-809 , 15-311.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 528672/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2003   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 763223/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2003   at: 10:48 a.m.     Status: Rejected
House
Number: 610519/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2003   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 553328/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 10:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 533522/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 10:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2003: Committee Amendment (#4) Adopted (36-10)
March 20, 2003: Floor Amendment (Pinsky) {763223/1 Rejected (7-39)
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (35-12)
April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (32-9)
House
March 31, 2003: Third Reading Passed (125-14)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (92-34)


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