SF0106

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0620 Bill No.: SF0106 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0620 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0044 Chapter No.: 76 Prime Sponsor: Barlow Catch Title: Motor vehicle dealer and manufacturer warranty rates. Has Report: No Subject: Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturer warranty rates. Summary/Major Elements: This act authorizes new motor vehicle dealers to establish an hourly labor rate or a retail parts markup rate to be charged for warranty repairs that are included in the motor vehicle manufacturer's schedule of compensation by either mutual agreement with the manufacturer or by submitting to the manufacturer consecutive repair orders and the dealer's proposed hourly labor rate or retail parts markup rate. This act outlines how a new vehicle dealer's proposed hourly labor rate and retail parts markup rate must be calculated including listing what work is prohibited from the calculation. This act provides that the new vehicle dealer's submitted rate is effective forty-five (45) days after the manufacturer receives the dealer's submission unless the manufacturer contests the submitted rate by providing notice to the dealer not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the dealer's submission. This act requires mediation between the manufacturer and the dealer after the manufacturer contests the dealer's submitted rate and requires the mediation process to terminate after sixty (60) days unless extended by mutual agreement. This act authorizes a new vehicle dealer to file a civil cause of action not later than sixty (60) days after the expiration of the mediation period. This act provides that in a civil action, the manufacturer has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the dealer's submitted rate was materially incomplete, materially inaccurate, or materially unreasonable. This act provides exceptions for electric vehicle batteries and complete engine and transmission assemblies replaced under warranty. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.