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Senate Bill 94

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Last Action	03/31/26: floor amendment (1) filed
Title	AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	410
Sponsors	M. Wilson, A. Reed, M. Deneen, D. Douglas, G. Elkins, D. Givens, S. Madon, M. Nemes, B. Smith, B. Storm, P. Wheeler, G. Williams, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 190.046 to define "parts," "qualifying repair," "qualifying repair order," "repair order," "warranty," and "warranty work"; establish requirements for dealer performance of warranty work, including time allowances, labor rates, parts markups, and payment procedures and terms.
Index Headings of Original Version	Business Entities And Organizations - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Contracts - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Motor Vehicles - Dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Small Business - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Trade Practices And Retailing - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/08/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/18/26	to Transportation (S)
03/04/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/05/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
03/06/26	3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/10/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/18/26	to Transportation (H)
03/24/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/25/26	2nd reading, to Rules
03/26/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
03/31/26	floor amendment (1) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, with the following exceptions: delete definition for "parts"; prohibit a manufacturer from establishing an unduly burdensome process for submission of repair orders or providing payment; establish that requiring receipts and customer signatures is not unduly burdensome; set forth time frames for manufacturers and distributors to respond to properly submitted dealer claims and conditions under which a manufacturer or distributor are exempt from those time frames; establish procedures by which dealers' labor rates are calculated; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Business Entities And Organizations - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Contracts - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Motor Vehicles - Dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Small Business - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers Trade Practices And Retailing - Motor vehicle dealers, warranty work, relationship with manufacturers

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Rudy
Summary	Exclude “limited customer incentives” from the definition of “warranty work” as it relates to service contracts; add "breach of warranty or contract, fraud, or consumer protection" to the exceptions in the indemnification section; limit indemnification to manufacturer directed warranty work; add exception language to the restrictions against manufacturers or distributors requiring a warranty term, policy, or procedure different from statute; add exception language to the restrictions against reducing payments relative to market norms and averages.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Warranty work, definition Motor Vehicles - Warranty work, indemnification, exceptions Trade Practices And Retailing - Motor vehicle warranty work, definition Trade Practices And Retailing - Motor vehicle, warranty work, indemnification, exceptions

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