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Senate committee advances franchise-dealer update bill that sponsors say modernizes dealer-manufacturer terms
Summary
Senate Bill 81, a franchise-dealer update negotiated between manufacturers and dealerships, was presented by a sponsor who described the bill as a routine update after several years; the committee moved the bill and set it on the calendar for the next legislative day.
Senate Bill 81, described by a sponsor as a franchise-dealer update that had not been comprehensively revisited in about six years, was presented to the committee. The sponsor said much of the bill was prenegotiated between manufacturers and dealerships and that a few additional details were worked out through the process.
Committee members did not record substantive opposition in the excerpted discussion and SB 81 was moved and seconded; the committee set a calendar for the next legislative day. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally or the final disposition of the bill in this hearing.
The sponsor said the bill reflects industry negotiation and housekeeping updates; no specific statutory citations or fiscal impacts were presented in the record excerpt.
