Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 4
Author
Existing law establishes the New Motor Vehicle Board in the Department of Motor Vehicles, and requires the board to hear and decide certain protests presented by a motor vehicle franchisee in regard to a dispute with the vehicle manufacturer. Existing law prohibits a franchisor from engaging in specified proscribed business practices. A violation of the Vehicle Code is punishable as an infraction. This bill would prohibit additional acts, including allocating vehicles and parts inconsistent with specified standards. Existing law prohibits a licensed manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, or affiliate from engaging in specified proscribed business practices, including establishing or maintaining a performance standard, sales objective, or program for measuring a dealer's sales, service, or customer service performance, unless specified requirements are satisfied. A violation of the Vehicle Code is punishable as an infraction. This bill would prohibit additional acts, including exercising a right of first refusal in bad faith and implementing or modifying a vehicle reservation system for the sale or lease of motor vehicles that does not comply with specified requirements. This bill would additionally provide that a licensed manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, or affiliate is not unlawfully competing with a franchise by providing an update or repair of motor vehicle software over-the-air at no cost or by creating a new line of motor vehicles and using new or existing franchisees to sell and service those vehicles. The bill would also declare the severability of its provisions. Because a violation of these new provisions would be punishable as a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill includes legislative findings and declarations and would make other conforming changes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 332, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3075.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2239.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 11).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (June 27).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1712.)
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 14).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB473 | HTML |
| 02/06/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/06/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/15/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/12/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/15/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/29/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/03/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/13/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/10/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 04/24/23- Assembly Transportation | |
| 05/15/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/23/23- Senate Transportation | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/01/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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