Indiana Senate Bill 494 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 17 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-18 - Effective 07/01/2011
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Provides that it is an unfair practice for an automotive manufacturer or distributor to fail to pay all claims made by an automotive dealer (dealer) for compensation for incentive payments within 30 days after approval. Authorizes an automotive manufacturer or distributor to: (1) audit claims made by a dealer for warranty work or incentive payments for up to one year after the date on which a claim is paid; or (2) charge back to a dealer any amounts paid on false or materially unsubstantiated claims for warranty work or incentive payments.

Vehicle manufacturers and distributors.

Sen. James Merritt [R]

Sen. Thomas Wyss [R]

2011-04-12 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-22 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-18		Effective 07/01/2011
2011-05-17		Public Law 68
2011-04-26		Signed by the Governor
2011-04-19		Signed by the President of the Senate
2011-04-18		Signed by the Speaker
2011-04-14		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2011-04-12		Returned to the Senate without amendments
2011-04-12		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 489: yeas 92, nays 0
2011-04-11		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-04-08		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2011-03-28		First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
2011-02-22		House sponsor: Rep. Torr
2011-02-22		Referred to the House
2011-02-22		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 48 and nays 0
2011-02-21		Senator Wyss added as second author
2011-02-17		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-02-15		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-13		First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
2011-01-13		Authored by Senator Merritt

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0494
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0494.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SB/SB0494.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/ES/ES0494.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SE/SE0494.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0207.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0489.PDF.pdf