House File 2132 HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to conditions barring changes in motor vehicle 2 franchises and providing an effective date. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6145HH 80 5 kk/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 322A.11, subsection 4, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended by striking the subsection. 1 3 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 1 4 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 5 EXPLANATION 1 6 This bill strikes a provision barring the consideration of 1 7 a change in location of a motor vehicle dealership or the 1 8 addition of an additional line=make to a motor vehicle 1 9 dealership as good cause to prevent the termination, 1 10 noncontinuation, or same line=make extension of a motor 1 11 vehicle franchise. The bill would allow a motor vehicle 1 12 franchise to be terminated, discontinued, or prevented from 1 13 expansion for the same line=make if a dealership moves to a 1 14 similar or superior location within the same community or if 1 15 the dealership adds an additional line=make at the 1 16 dealership's current location. 1 17 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 1 18 LSB 6145HH 80 1 19 kk/gg/14 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35