An Act protecting motor vehicle owners and small businesses in repairing motor vehicles
The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to whom were recommitted the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 104) of John Hart, Jr., Michael R. Knapik, Jennifer L. Flanagan, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the Senate for legislation to protect motor vehicle owners' and small businesses in repairing motor vehicles, and recommitted the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 102) of Garrett J. Bradley, Kathi-Anne Reinstein and others for legislation to ensure that independent repair facilities in the Commonwealth have access to information related to the proper and complete diagnosis, service and repair of motor vehicles, and the petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 1016) of Kevin J. Murphy and Thomas A. Golden, Jr. for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the ability of independent auto repair businesses to repair automobiles after the expiration of any warranty, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4362) ought to pass.
Bill Information
Bill Information
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/31/2012 | House | Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure |
| 7/31/2012 | House | New draft of S104, H102 and H1016 |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Read third |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Amendment adopted |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 362) |
| 7/31/2012 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2012 | Senate | Bills in the Third Reading report accepted |
| 7/31/2012 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed |
| 7/31/2012 | House | Enacted |
| 8/1/2012 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 8/7/2012 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2012 |
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