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SB 178

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Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites

Sponsor: Senator HoughCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegistrationStatus: First Reading Economic Matters (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining 'purchase price' as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWhite, MarcelinelobbyistConsumer Federation of AmericaWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hough, Senator HoughlegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFKress, WilliamlobbyistAlliance of Automotive InnovationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFfisher, joshAlliance of automotive innovationPosition only
UNFTIBURZI, PAULlobbyistGENERAL MOTORSOral
UNFTiburzi, PaullobbyistGMPosition only
FWAGARAGIOLA, ROBCOMPASS GROral + Written (PDF)
FWASCHNEIDERMAN, FRANZlobbyistCONSUMER AUTOPosition only
FWASakamoto-Wengel, SteveConsumer Protection DivisionWritten (PDF)
FWASMITH, ROBFITZGERALD AUTO MALLPosition only
FWASTEINBECH, MARKGORDO, WOLF, CARNEYPosition only
FWAWHITE, MARCELINElobbyistMD CONSUMER RIGHTS COALITIONPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhite, MarcelineConsumer Federation of AmericaRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
UNFKress, WilliamAlliance of Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers
UNFTIBURZI, PAULGENERAL MOTORSRegistered for: Commercial Auctioneers of Maryland; Columbia Association, Inc., The; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Maryland Coalition of Title Insurers; General Motors LLC; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition
UNFTiburzi, PaulGMRegistered for: Commercial Auctioneers of Maryland; Columbia Association, Inc., The; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Maryland Coalition of Title Insurers; General Motors LLC; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition
FWASCHNEIDERMAN, FRANZCONSUMER AUTORegistered for: Auto Consumer Alliance; Consumer Auto
FWAWHITE, MARCELINEMD CONSUMER RIGHTS COALITIONRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition