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CS/SB 1738: Motor Vehicle Dealers

GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure and Security ; Brandes

Motor Vehicle Dealers; Providing that certain motor vehicle dealers and their leasing or rental affiliates are immune from causes of action and are not liable for harm to persons or property under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/10/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2020-108) -SJ 588
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 170
    1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 170
    2/5/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 02/10/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/10/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 307
    2/12/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/13/2020 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Banking and Insurance
    • Remaining references corrected to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 313
    • Now in Judiciary
    • CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 311
    2/14/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/19/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/19/2020 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 346
    2/20/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/2/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 411
    3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/5/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550
    3/9/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 550
    3/10/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 588
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 977 -SJ 588
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2020-108) -SJ 588

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  • CS/SB 1738, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2020 at 3:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 977 (er) Motor Vehicle Dealers Rommel Similar Last Action: 6/29/2020 Chapter No. 2020-108 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    318568 - Amendment
    Delete lines 85 - 97 and insert:     		Rules
    (Farmer)     		3/2/2020
    11:09 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/3/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2020 1:30 PM Judiciary 4 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/2/2020 12:00 PM Rules 16 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1738, Original Filed Version Posted 1/10/2020 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure and Security (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2020 (pdf)
    Infrastructure and Security (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 977 (c1) Motor Vehicle Dealers Rommel Similar Last Action: 6/29/2020 Chapter No. 2020-108 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    574662 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Lee)     		2/7/2020
    3:42 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2020 4:00 PM Infrastructure and Security 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required. Page 2 (pdf)

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