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House OKs dealer relief measure, citing harms from automaker restructurings
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 157 to give dealers remedies after franchise terminations tied to automaker bankruptcies, including reinstatement and a private cause of action after arbitration. Sponsors cited damage to family businesses; the House passed the bill 72–0.
Lawmakers on March 9 approved Senate Bill 157, which provides certain remedies for motor-vehicle dealers whose franchises were terminated amid automaker restructurings. The sponsor told the House the bill "enacts a provision authorizing a reinstated franchisee to resume operating as a franchisee under certain circumstances" and creates a private cause of action to seek damages after…
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