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2015 SESSION

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SB 1118 Hearing officers; requirements and hearing process for motor vehicle franchise dealers, report.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Hearing officer requirements. Requires that reasonable efforts be made to hire hearing officers for hearings regarding franchise dealers of motor vehicles that have at least five years of experience as a hearing officer in administrative hearings in Virginia, have telephone and email capability, and are active members of the Virginia State Bar and requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to report on the feasibility of hiring hearing officers with these qualifications. The bill also provides for the hearing process to follow the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia regarding the discovery process, expert reports, and forms of discovery.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100840D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104010D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1118ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100840D
• 01/13/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/21/15  Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104010D-S1
• 01/23/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/23/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/15  Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/26/15  Senate: Read second time
• 01/26/15  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/26/15  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104010D-S1
• 01/26/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1118S1
• 01/27/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 01/30/15  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/06/15  House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/16/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/15  House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/15  House: Read second time
• 02/23/15  House: Read third time
• 02/23/15  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/15  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/25/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1118ER)
• 02/25/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/15  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
• 02/26/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/23/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)