HF 2379 (LSB 5702HV (1) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2379

BY  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 613)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to claims for warranty parts, repairs, or service performed by motor vehicle dealers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 322.3, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  A manufacturer, distributor, or importer of motor vehicles or an agent or representative of a manufacturer, distributor, or importer shall not reduce the amount of compensation for, or disallow a claim for, warranty parts, repairs, or service supplied by a motor vehicle dealer on the grounds that the dealer failed to submit a claim fewer than sixty days after the motor vehicle dealer completed the work underlying the claim for warranty parts, repairs, or service.
EXPLANATION
   This bill prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or importer from reducing the amount of compensation for, or disallowing a claim for, warranty parts, repairs, or service performed by a motor vehicle dealer on the grounds that the claim was not filed fewer than 60 days after the work underlying the claim was completed.