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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise."
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description: "Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise. Changesthe deadline for a vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,or distributor branch to reject the sale or transfer of a dealershipfrom 30 days prior to the effective date of the sale or transferto 60 days from the receipt of notice from the dealer of the proposedsale or transfer and lists requirements for such notice from thedealer. The bill provides that an objection to a sale or transferbased on an applicant's years of motor dealer management experienceis a reasonable objection but removes the right to object based onother applicant qualifications. The bill further provides that a franchisor's consent to a relocation of a business cannot be unreasonably withheld. Finally, the bill entitles dealers and applicants forsale or transfer to damages if a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,or distributor branch willfully engages in prohibited conduct."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 191"
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citation: "Virginia HB 191 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Terry L. Austin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-01-03"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3b315cf-fbf3-4bcd-9ab7-496ac0aa3501"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB191"
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source_hash: "5ef833d931f98983e3a6449308b5a250ff94a5edd6c151a245c60708f693fa55"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 191 (2024) — Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise.
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Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise. Changesthe deadline for a vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,or distributor branch to reject the sale or transfer of a dealershipfrom 30 days prior to the effective date of the sale or transferto 60 days from the receipt of notice from the dealer of the proposedsale or transfer and lists requirements for such notice from thedealer. The bill provides that an objection to a sale or transferbased on an applicant's years of motor dealer management experienceis a reasonable objection but removes the right to object based onother applicant qualifications. The bill further provides that a franchisor's consent to a relocation of a business cannot be unreasonably withheld. Finally, the bill entitles dealers and applicants forsale or transfer to damages if a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,or distributor branch willfully engages in prohibited conduct.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0804** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0804)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24105927D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB191H1)
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3. **HB191ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB191ER)
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4. **HB191ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB191ER2)
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5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100909D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB191)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Terry L. Austin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100909D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-03** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-01** Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-01** Committee substitute printed 24105927D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 24105927D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB191H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-07** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-08** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-15** Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-20** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB191ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB191ER)
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- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-05** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (HB191ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 804 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3b315cf-fbf3-4bcd-9ab7-496ac0aa3501`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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