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HB 191STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise. Changesthe deadline for a vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,or distributor branch to reject the sale or transfer of a dealershipfrom 30 days prior to the effective date of the sale or transferto 60 days from the receipt of notice from the dealer of the proposedsale or transfer and lists requirements for such notice from thedealer. The bill provides that an objection to a sale or transferbased on an applicant's years of motor dealer management experienceis a reasonable objection but removes the right to object based onother applicant qualifications. The bill further provides that a franchisor's consent to a relocation of a business cannot be unreasonably withheld. Finally, the bill entitles dealers and applicants forsale or transfer to damages if a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,or distributor branch willfully engages in prohibited conduct.

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How representatives voted

356 yea·0 nay·6 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)
  2. 4/17/2024Enacted, Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/24)
  3. 4/17/2024Signed by President as reenrolled
  4. 4/17/2024Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  5. 4/17/2024Reenrolled bill text (HB191ER2)
  6. 4/17/2024Reenrolled
  7. 4/17/2024Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  9. 4/17/2024BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
  10. 4/17/2024House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)