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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recovery of certain payments by motor vehicle |
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manufacturers and distributors from motor vehicle dealers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2301.405, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding a provision in a franchise agreement |
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and except as provided by this section, a manufacturer or |
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distributor may not directly or indirectly recover from a dealer an |
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amount paid by the manufacturer or distributor to the dealer under |
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this subchapter to reimburse the dealer for parts or labor by: |
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(1) chargeback; |
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(2) surcharge; |
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(3) an increase in the wholesale price of a motor |
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vehicle or part; or |
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(4) other means. |
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(d) Subsection (c) does not prohibit a manufacturer or |
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distributor from increasing the price of a motor vehicle or part in |
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the normal course of business. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |