CS/SB 1738 (2020) -  Motor Vehicle Dealers

General Bill by Infrastructure and Security and Brandes
Motor Vehicle Dealers: Providing that certain motor vehicle dealers and their leasing or rental affiliates are immune from causes of action and are not liable for harm to persons or property under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/10/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2020-108) -SJ 588 on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 2:48 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Infrastructure and Security
    • On agenda for: 02/10/20 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/19/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/02/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 977 Subject: Motor Vehicle Dealers Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/3/2020 5:10:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/28/2020 12:23:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/19/2020 5:44:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/18/2020 1:51:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 2/12/2020 2:58:17 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 2/7/2020 9:18:43 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2020-108) -SJ 588 Time: 03/10/2020 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 977 -SJ 588 Time: 03/10/2020 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 588 Time: 03/10/2020 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 550 Time: 03/09/2020 - 5:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550 Time: 03/05/2020 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/03/2020 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 411 Time: 03/02/2020 - 7:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/20/2020 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 346 Time: 02/19/2020 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/19/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/14/2020 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 311 Time: 02/13/2020 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 02/13/2020 - 9:31 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 313 Time: 02/13/2020 - 9:31 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Banking and Insurance Time: 02/13/2020 - 9:31 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/12/2020 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 Time: 02/10/2020 - 6:01 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 02/10/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/05/2020 - 5:53 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 170 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 170 Time: 01/17/2020 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/10/2020 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
324.021 SB 378, HB 771, CS/CS/HB 971, CS/CS/HB 977, CS/SB 1148