HP0218
LD 265
First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-13, Sponsored by
LR 589
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘Resolve, To Study New and Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Requirements’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. Secretary of State to convene a working group; licensing requirements for motor vehicle dealers. Resolved: That the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall convene a working group to study licensing requirements for new and used motor vehicle dealers. The Secretary of State shall invite the participation of new and used motor vehicle dealers, including, but not limited to, representatives from the Maine Automobile Dealers Association and the Maine Auto Recyclers Association.

The working group shall examine licensing requirements for motor vehicle dealers in:

1. The Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, chapter 9, particularly motor vehicle dealer facility requirements in Title 29-A, section 952; and

2. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles Rule Chapter 103; and be it further

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall submit a report based on the findings under section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation no later than January 15, 2012. The report must include an analysis of state law and corresponding department rules with recommended legislation to update licensing requirements for motor vehicle dealers. After reviewing the report, the committee may submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature concerning the requirements for licensing motor vehicle dealers.’

summary

This amendment, which strikes and replaces the bill, directs the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles to convene a working group to study licensing requirements for new and used motor vehicle dealers. The amendment directs the working group to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation no later than January 15, 2012. The amendment gives the committee the authority to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature concerning the requirements for licensing motor vehicle dealers.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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