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HB 931

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Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Incentives

Sponsor: Pam Queen (District 14)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an affiliate of a vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch to offer certain incentives to all dealers of the same line make under certain circumstances; requiring a vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch or affiliate to offer certain incentives to all purchasers of vehicles of the same line make under certain circumstances; requiring that any system operated by a vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch or affiliate for allocating new vehicles to dealers be reasonable and fair; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVShull, AlexandralobbyistCompass Management PartnersOral
FAVSchneiderman, FranzlobbyistConsumer AutoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, RobFitzgerald Auto MallsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKitzmiller, J PeterMaryland Automobile Dealers AssocationOral
FAVDelegate Queen, Delegate QueenlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMartz, TravislobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFisher, JoshualobbyistAlliance for Automotive InnovationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFTiburzi, PaullobbyistDLA Piper US LLPOral
UNFTABUTEAU, RichardlobbyistVolvoPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShull, AlexandraCompass Management PartnersRegistered for: American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; CFG Health Network; Coalition for Community Solar Access, Inc.; Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.; Guidehouse
FAVSchneiderman, FranzConsumer AutoRegistered for: Auto Consumer Alliance; Consumer Auto
FAVMartz, TravisRegistered for: Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
UNFFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation
UNFTiburzi, PaulDLA Piper US LLPRegistered 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
UNFTABUTEAU, RichardVolvoRegistered for: Bolt Technology OÜ dba Hopp; Boyd Gaming Corporation; ChargePoint; Chevy Chase Village; Elev8 Baltimore, Inc.; Fortinet