Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles - Right to Repair
Sponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (District 35B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document relating to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; etc.
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Testimony (41)
MGA witness listFAV 34FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilson, Bob | Admiral Tire | Oral |
| FAV | Schissler, Ralph | Atlantic Tire | Oral |
| FAV | Moore, Tod | Auto Care Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Quasney, Ken | Auto Sense Auto Service Center | Oral |
| FAV | Nusbaum, Emil | Automotive Recyclers Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Huff, Todd | Brooks-Huff Tire and Auto Centers | Oral |
| FAV | Hollenshade, Timothy | Chesapeake Automotive Business Association (CABA) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Dwayne | Dynamic Automotive | Oral |
| FAV | Heiss, Andreas | LKQ Corporation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, Christian | Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Littlefield III, Roy | Tire Industry Association | Oral |
| FAV | Littlefield, Roy | Tire Industry Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCauley, Kirk | WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Hornberger, Delegate Hornbergerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stern, Isadoralobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Welch, Franklin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fisher, Joshualobbyist | Alliance for Automotive Innovation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kress, Williamlobbyist | Kress Hammen | Oral |
| UNF | Kitzmiller, J Peter | Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation | Oral |
| UNF | McCarthy, Rachel | Motorcycle Industry Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sutton Sysounthorn, Tia | Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Straughn, Karen | Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Admiral TireFAV 1
Atlantic TireFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Dynamic AutomotiveFAV 1
Kress HammenUNF 1
LKQ CorporationFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…
UNFFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation
UNFKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…