Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB931 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0931
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 931
8	8	R4 2lr2712
9	9	CF SB 886
10	10	By: Delegate Queen
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Economic Matters
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Incentives 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring an affiliate of a vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory 3
21	21	branch to offer certain incentives to all dealers of the same line make under certain 4
22	22	circumstances; requiring a vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch or its 5
23	23	affiliate to offer certain incentives to all purchasers of vehicles of the same line make 6
24	24	under certain circumstances; establishing that an affiliate that denies certain 7
25	25	incentives to a dealer under certain circumstances is subject to a certain burden of 8
26	26	proof; requiring that any system operated by a vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or 9
27	27	factory branch or its affiliate for allocating new vehicles to dealers be reasonable and 10
28	28	fair; and generally relating to vehicle manufacturers and dealers. 11
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30	30	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
31	31	Article – Transportation 13
32	32	Section 15–207(h)(1) 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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36	36	BY adding to 17
37	37	Article – Transportation 18
38	38	Section 15–208(f) 19
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
40	40	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 21
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42	42	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
43	43	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
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45	45	Article – Transportation 24
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47	47	15–207. 25
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 931
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51	51	(h) (1) (i) Any consumer rebates, dealer incentives, price or interest rate 1
52	52	reductions, or finance terms that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch OR ITS 2
53	53	AFFILIATE offers or advertises, or allows its dealers to offer or advertise, shall be offered 3
54	54	to all dealers, AND ALL PURCHASERS O F VEHICLES, of the same line make. 4
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56	56	(ii) Any manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch OR ITS 5
57	57	AFFILIATE that denies the benefit of any consumer rebates, dealer incentives, price or 6
58	58	interest rate reductions, or finance terms to a dealer on the basis that the dealer failed to 7
59	59	comply with performance standards has the burden of proving that the performance 8
60	60	standards comply with the provisions of this section. 9
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62	62	15–208. 10
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64	64	(F) (1) ANY SYSTEM OPERATED B Y A MANUFACTURER , DISTRIBUTOR, OR 11
65	65	FACTORY BRANCH OR ITS AFFILIATE FOR THE AL LOCATION OF NEW VEHI CLES TO 12
66	66	DEALERS SHALL BE REA SONABLE AND FAIR FOR ALL DEALERS . 13
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68	68	(2) ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST BY ANY OF ITS DEALERS , A 14
69	69	MANUFACTURER , DISTRIBUTOR, OR FACTORY BRANCH OR ITS AFFILIATE SHALL 15
70	70	DISCLOSE TO THE DEAL ER THE METHOD BY WHI CH NEW VEHICLES ARE ALLOCATED 16
71	71	TO DEALERS OF THE SAME LINE MAK E. 17
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73	73	(3) IN ANY DISPUTE OVER C OMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION, A 18
74	74	MANUFACTURER , DISTRIBUTOR, OR FACTORY BRANCH OR ITS AFFILIATE HAS THE 19
75	75	BURDEN OF PROVING ITS COMPLIANCE . 20
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77	77	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
78	78	October 1, 2022. 22