Bill Text: CT HB05191 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring A Study Of Post-sale Warranty Work Reimbursement For Power Equipment Dealers.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-13 - Signed by the Governor [HB05191 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05191-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5191 | ||
February Session, 2018 |
LCO No. 1213 | ||
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW |
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AN ACT CONCERNING POST-SALE WARRANTY WORK REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER EQUIPMENT DEALERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 42-351 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):
(a) Whenever a supplier and a dealer enter into a dealer agreement that provides for consumer warranties, the supplier shall pay any warranty claim made for parts and service not later than thirty days after receipt and approval of such claim by the supplier. The supplier shall approve or disapprove a warranty claim not later than thirty days after receipt of such claim by the supplier. If a warranty claim is not disapproved in writing by the thirtieth day after receipt of such claim by the supplier, it shall be deemed to be approved and payment shall be made by the supplier not later than thirty days thereafter.
(b) A supplier that pays a warranty claim pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall pay the dealer the full retail price for any parts and the hourly labor rate the dealer charges consumers for nonwarranty repair work for service.
(c) A supplier shall not deny a warranty claim made by a dealer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or charge-back such a claim following a timely audit based solely on the dealer's failure to comply with a claim processing procedure, a clerical error or other administrative technicality, provided the failure to comply does not call into question the legitimacy of the claim. The supplier shall allow the dealer to resubmit a denied claim according to reasonable supplier guidelines not later than thirty days after the initial claim denial or charge-back.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
January 1, 2019 |
42-351 |
Statement of Purpose:
To extend post-sale warranty work reimbursements that are afforded to the automobile industry to power equipment dealers.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]