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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 335

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Relating to: prohibited practices of motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, and distributors and providing a penalty. (FE)

Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies Trade practice

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a manufacturer, importer, or distributor (manufacturer) of

motor vehicles that wishes to sell motor vehicles in this state must be licensed by the

Department of Transportation. Also under current law, a manufacturer may have

its license revoked, and may be liable for pecuniary losses and attorney fees, if the

manufacturer commits any of a number of violations enumerated in the statutes.

This bill enumerates an additional violation. Specifically, a manufacturer

commits a violation, as described above, if it directly or indirectly takes or threatens

to take an adverse action against a dealer of its motor vehicles 1) for the purpose of

recovering costs of compensating the dealer for certain service work performed for

the manufacturer, or 2) in retaliation for a dealer's exercising a right or seeking a

remedy under Wisconsin's motor vehicle dealer law.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Meyers (D) , Ballweg (R) , Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kolste (D) , Kuglitsch (R) , McGuire (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vruwink (D) , Zimmerman (R)

13 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Feyen (R) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Miller (D) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Jul 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Fields, Bowen, Brandtjen, Considine, Crowley, Gundrum, Knodl, Kolste, Kuglitsch, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ringhand, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Miller, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard

  2. Jul 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Jul 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1