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*hb0840*
HOUSE BILL 840
R4 4lr1259
CF SB 976
By: Delegate Hartman
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Vehicle Laws – Annual Vehicle Shows – Motor and Trailer Homes 2
FOR the purpose of repealing a certain limitation on an exemption for motor and trailer 3
home dealers, and salesmen employed by dealers, from restrictions on the number 4
of annual vehicle shows in which the dealers or salesmen altering the number of 5
annual vehicle shows in which motor and trailer home dealers, and salesmen 6
employed by dealers, may participate; and generally relating to annual motor and 7
trailer home shows. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Transportation 10
Section 15–304(c) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Transportation 16
15–304. 17
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section: 18
2 HOUSE BILL 840
(1) A EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 1
A new vehicle dealer, or a licensed vehicle salesman who is employed by the dealer, may 2
participate in 2 annual vehicle shows for each dealer location. 3
(2) A display or exhibit of vehicles provided by a vehicle manufacturer is 4
not a vehicle show under this section if buyers’ orders are not executed and deposits are not 5
accepted. 6
(3) [(i) A new vehicle dealer franchised to sell Class M motor homes or 7
Class G trailers, or a licensed salesman who is employed by the dealer, may participate in 8
more than 2 3 annual vehicle shows, if the shows are limited to Class M motor homes or 9
Class G trailers. 10
(ii)] A new vehicle dealer franchised to sell motorcycles, CLASS M 11
MOTOR HOMES , OR CLASS G TRAILERS, or a licensed salesman who is employed by the 12
dealer, may participate in more than 2 annual vehicle shows. 13
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
October 1, 2024. 15
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.