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By: Otto (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth) |
H.B. No. 2559 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2007; |
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April 27, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation and Homeland Security; May 8, 2007, reported |
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adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 8, 2007, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2559 |
By: Wentworth |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a dealer to conduct certain motor |
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vehicle sales outside of a dealership. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2301.361 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2301.361. OFFSITE SALES. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b) and Sections 2301.358(c) and (d), a dealer may only |
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sell or offer to sell a motor vehicle from an established and |
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permanent place of business: |
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(1) that is approved by the division; and |
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(2) for which a general distinguishing number has been |
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issued. |
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(b) A dealer may sell or offer to sell a motor vehicle online |
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through an advertisement on the Internet to a buyer who never |
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personally appears at the dealer's established and permanent place |
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of business. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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