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CS/SB 280: Motor Vehicle & Truck Repair Parts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Williams

Motor Vehicle & Truck Repair Parts; provides for contract agreement for repair parts for motor vehicles & trucks; provides requirements re agreements between manufacturers & distributors of & dealers in motor vehicle or truck repair parts; requires that termination of such contracts be done in good faith; provides penalties for terminating contract in specified circumstances; provides for attorney's fees for prevailing party in certain legal actions, etc. Creates 686.30.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-86
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/5/1997 Senate • Prefiled
11/19/1997 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Judiciary
1/13/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 01/21/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL
1/21/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Commerce and Economic Opportunities
1/22/1998 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Judiciary -SJ 00024; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 01/21/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL; Comm. Action: Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00007; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00007
3/10/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/13/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C --Not considered
3/16/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/98, 10:30 am, Room-309C
3/19/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary -SJ 00304; CS read first time on 03/25/98 -SJ 00312
3/23/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00304
4/17/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00528; Read second time -SJ 00519; Amendment pending -SJ 00519; Pending amendment adopted -SJ 00522; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00522; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00522
4/22/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00763; CS passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 00763; Immediately certified -SJ 00763
4/22/1998 House • In Messages
4/28/1998 House • Received -HJ 01410; In Economic Impact Council, pending ranking -HJ 01410; Substituted for CS/HB 3371 -HJ 01462; Read second and third times -HJ 01462; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01462
4/28/1998 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01097
5/6/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/22/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-86