Virginia House Bill 1469 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements; sale or lease of new motor vehicles. Provides that the threat to withhold incentive payments or the right to participate in incentive programs is included in the existing prohibition on any vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch coercing or attempting to coerce a dealer into entering into an agreement. The bill prohibits vehicle manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, or distributor branches from taking certain listed actions related to direct contact with buyers or lessees or coercing or requiring a dealer to allow such actions in the franchise agreement. The bill prohibits and makes void any provisions of a franchise agreement or similar agreement authorizing a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch to unilaterally amend the franchise agreement or similar agreement. The bill provides that the existing prohibition on a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch owning, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle dealership includes any dealership of a new line-make established by a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof or a company affiliated through ownership of the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch of at least 25 percent of the equity of the company. The bill provides that the existing requirement that manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, or distributor branches provide the cost of initiation, update, change, or maintenance of each accessory or function of the vehicle that may be initiated, updated, changed, or maintained by the manufacturer or distributor through over-the-air or remote means shall be the cost at the time of the new motor vehicle sale.

Motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements, sale or lease of new motor vehicles.

Del. James Leftwich [R]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Sen. John McGuire [R]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]
Del. John Avoli [R]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Sen. Tara Durant [R]
Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Sen. Chris Head [R]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Chris Runion [R]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Kim Taylor [R]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Bill Wiley [R]	Del. Wren Williams [R]
Del. Scott Wyatt [R]

2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 310 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-02-27		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-02-27	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2023
2023-02-14	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-14	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-14	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1469ER)
2023-02-14	House	Enrolled
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-02	Senate	Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2023-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-25	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Engrossed bill reprinted 23101626D-E
2023-01-24	House	Printed as engrossed 23101626D-E
2023-01-24	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1469E
2023-01-24	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-01-24	House	Read second time
2023-01-23	House	Read first time
2023-01-19	House	Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
2022-12-29	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2022-12-29	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101626D

SB871 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)
SB871 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	1569	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1571	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1572	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1469
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1469+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1469E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1469ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0310+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104576A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1469AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1469F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1469FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1469FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1901V0005+HB1469
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H19V0018+HB1469
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H19V0030+HB1469
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1088+HB1469
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S11V0047+HB1469
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0249HB1469+HB1469