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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 304

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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, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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: 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)

28 cosponsors

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)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 3, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 24, Noes 9

Passed 24–9 Oct 8, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 27–6 Oct 8, 2019 official source full page

Full history

  1. Jun 21, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Jun 21, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jul 11, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 2, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 3, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Oct 3, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Oct 7, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Bernier and Fitzgerald

  10. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  12. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 24, Noes 9

  13. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 27, Noes 6

  16. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Kapenga, Kooyenga, Craig, Bernier and Darling

  19. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  21. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules

  22. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Nov 12, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Nov 18, 2019 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Nov 19, 2019 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)

  30. Nov 26, 2019 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-25-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 67

  31. Nov 26, 2019 · Senate

    Published 11-26-2019