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2011 SESSION

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SB 1437 Motor vehicle dealers, etc.; burden of proof of evidence in hearings before DMV Commissioner.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.  Provides that in every case of a hearing before the Commissioner authorized based on a request or petition of a motor vehicle dealer, the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch has good cause to take the action or actions for which the dealer has filed the petition for a hearing or that such actions are reasonable if required under the relevant provision.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/11  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104333D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/11  Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104853D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1437ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/11  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104333D
• 01/21/11  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/27/11  Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/11  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 01/28/11  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/31/11  Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104853D-S1
• 01/31/11  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/11  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/11  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/11  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104853D-S1
• 02/02/11  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1437S1
• 02/03/11  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/11  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/10/11  House: Referred from Transportation by voice vote
• 02/10/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/11  House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
• 02/14/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/11  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/11  House: Read second time
• 02/24/11  House: Read third time
• 02/24/11  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/11  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/24/11  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/11  House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/11  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1437ER)
• 03/03/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/11  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 7/1/11)
• 03/26/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650)