BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2872

By: Orr

Transportation

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Recreational vehicle (RV) and tow truck shows are held on Saturdays and Sundays, but under current law the vehicles can only be sold on one of those days.  Some observers are concerned that the law prohibits prices from being quoted or posted at the shows on the non-sale day.  This creates a situation in which a show is approved and legal on a certain day but prices cannot be mentioned either verbally or in writing.  H.B. 2872 seeks to allow participants at approved RV and tow truck shows to quote prices on both days of a show that runs on Saturday and Sunday.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2872 amends the Transportation Code to establish that provisions prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale a motor vehicle or compelling an employee to sell or offer for sale a motor vehicle on consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday do not prohibit the quoting of a price for a motor home, tow truck, or towable recreational vehicle at a new motor vehicle show or exhibition.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.