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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 2360
By Senator Sullivan
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the motor vehicle industry;
3 creating within the Department of Highway
4 Safety and Motor Vehicles the Task Force
5 Committee on the Motor Vehicle Industry to
6 study the motor vehicle sales industry and
7 problems associated with licensing
8 requirements, foreign dealers, the sale of
9 vehicles by unlicensed dealers, and the various
10 ways vehicles are sold in today's market;
11 providing for per diem and travel expenses;
12 providing for a report; providing an effective
13 date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Study on the motor vehicle industry.--
18 (1) TASK FORCE COMMITTEE ON MOTOR VEHICLE
19 INDUSTRY.--There is created within the Department of Highway
20 Safety and Motor Vehicles the Task Force Committee on the
21 Motor Vehicle Industry. The committee shall examine and
22 evaluate the motor vehicle industry, including the licensing
23 of dealers, and the enforcement of dealer regulations, and the
24 structure and manner in which the department carries out its
25 regulatory purpose.
26 (2) MEMBERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS.--
27 (a) The committee shall be composed of 12 members. The
28 members shall be appointed as follows:
29 1. The Governor shall appoint one member representing
30 the Division of Motor Vehicles, one member recommended by the
31 Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association, one member
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1 recommended by the Florida Automobile Dealers Association, and
2 one member from an auction chain that is recommended by a
3 group affiliated with the National Auto Auction Association.
4 2. The President of the Senate shall appoint one
5 member representing the Department of Revenue, one member
6 recommended by the Florida Automobile Dealers Association, a
7 Tax Collector member recommended by the Florida Tax Collectors
8 Association, and one member recommended by the Better Business
9 Bureau.
10 3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
11 appoint one member representing the Division of Consumer
12 Services of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
13 Services, one member recommended by the Florida Independent
14 Automobile Dealers Association, one member from an independent
15 auction that is recommended by a group affiliated with the
16 National Auto Auction Association, and one member representing
17 the segment of the insurance industry which writes motor
18 vehicle dealer surety bonds.
19 (b) The names of the recommended members shall be
20 submitted to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
21 Vehicles. A person who desires to be considered to represent
22 the insurance industry or a Better Business Bureau must submit
23 a statement of the designated category to the department,
24 which shall forward all recommended names to the appointing
25 authority for the designated category.
26 (c) The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
27 Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each name a
28 liaison that the committee may contact for assistance and
29 information during the course of the committee's existence.
30 The members shall be appointed by July 1, 2000.
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1 (d) Upon appointment of the members, the committee
2 shall schedule an organizational meeting to be held no later
3 than July 20, 2000. Thereafter, the committee shall meet at
4 least once a month at various locations throughout the state.
5 (3) PER DIEM, TRAVEL, AND STAFFING.--Members from the
6 private sector are not entitled to per diem or travel expense
7 reimbursement. Members from the public sector shall obtain
8 such reimbursement, if any, from the agency they represent.
9 Members may request assistance from the Department of Highway
10 Safety and Motor Vehicles as necessary.
11 (4) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE
12 INDUSTRY IN THE STATE.--
13 (a) The committee shall conduct an in-depth review of
14 the motor vehicle industry and the problems associated with
15 licensing requirements, unlicensed persons, and the
16 enforcement of laws and rules, and shall analyze provisions in
17 chapter 320, Florida Statutes, and any other provisions of law
18 relating to the motor vehicle industry and motor vehicle
19 dealer licensing requirements and enforcement.
20 (b) The committee may:
21 1. Conduct meetings, hearings, and workshops at
22 different locations around the state.
23 2. Examine the procedures and methods for approving
24 dealer applicant and dealer locations, enforcement actions
25 against unlicensed persons, and enforcement of laws and rules
26 governing dealers.
27 3. Assess the roles of the Department of Highway
28 Safety and Motor Vehicles and County Tax Collectors regarding
29 the motor vehicle industry.
30 (5) INTERIM AND FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION OF
31 COMMITTEE.--By January 31, 2001, the committee shall submit
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1 interim findings and recommendations in a written report to
2 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
3 the House of Representatives. The committee shall also make a
4 final report of its findings and recommendations, which may
5 include proposed legislation, to the Governor, the President
6 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
7 by March 1, 2001, at which time the committee shall cease to
8 exist.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
10 law.
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13 SENATE SUMMARY
14 Creates the Task Force Committee on the Motor Vehicle
Industry within the Department of Highway Safety and
15 Motor Vehicles to study the motor vehicle sales industry
and problems associated with licensing requirements,
16 foreign dealers, the sale of vehicles by unlicensed
dealers, and related issues. Provides for the
17 composition, powers, and duties of the committee.
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