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Committee advances negotiated bill to protect auto dealerships, citing 300 dealerships and 30,000 jobs
Summary
Senate Bill 604, presented as a negotiated agreement between major auto manufacturers and franchisees, passed the Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee unanimously. Sponsor said the bill protects about 300 new-car dealerships and roughly 30,000 jobs in Oklahoma.
Senator Galahari told the Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee that Senate Bill 604 is "a negotiated agreement between the major auto manufacturers and their franchisees. The bill protects the 300 new car and truck dealerships and 30,000 jobs they support in Oklahoma."
He said the language represented an agreed definition to Title 47 between the major automobile manufacturers and the Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association and described the bill as negotiated language. Committee members indicated assent; the transcript records unanimous committee approval by roll call, 8-0.
The committee record includes a procedural note that the senator asked unanimous consent to work from a committee substitute and the chair granted it. A motion to pass was recorded with a due pass from Senator Bullard and seconds from Senator Rosino and Senator Gillespie. The transcript does not record further committee amendments to the negotiated language.
The bill was approved in committee on a recorded 8-0 vote. The transcript does not include a fiscal analysis, effective-date language, or details about future implementation steps in this hearing.
