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CS/SB 1562: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Trumbull

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers; Authorizing licensees to reject the succession to interest in a franchise agreement of a motor vehicle dealer under certain circumstances; prohibiting a licensee from distributing more than a specified percentage of a specified number of motor vehicles of a particular line-make during a certain period to one motor vehicle dealer or dealers that share common ownership or control; authorizing a licensee to reject a sale, transfer, alienation, or other disposition of a franchise agreement or an equity interest in a motor vehicle dealer under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/11/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Commerce and Tourism
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)