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SB229 • 2025

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
West
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  8. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  9. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  10. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  11. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  12. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 229 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R1347 SRA-D

By: West

S.B. No. 229

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from

imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 348, Finance Code, is

amended by adding Section 348.415 to read as follows:

Sec.

348.415.

RESTRICTIONS ON MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES

FUNDED OR FINANCED USING PROSPECTIVE BUYER'S OWN MONEY OR

THIRD-PARTY FINANCING PROHIBITED.

(a)

A retail seller may not

increase the sale price of a motor vehicle for a prospective buyer

who purchases a motor vehicle with:

(1) the prospective buyer's own money; or

(2)

a loan from a third-party lender who is neither the

retail seller nor affiliated with the retail seller.

(b)

A retail seller may not prohibit a prospective buyer

from paying the sale price at the time of sale with:

(1) the prospective buyer's own money; or

(2)

a loan from a third-party lender who is neither the

retail seller nor affiliated with the retail seller.

(c)

A retail seller may not make a false or misleading

representation that is inconsistent with this section.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this

Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.