Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 3092 amends provisions of the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission Code relating to the powers and duties of the Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation and the obligations between dealers and manufacturers and distributors. The act changes and adds provisions relating to warranty performance obligations and reimbursement incentive programs offered by a manufacturer or distributor. It revises restrictions on manufacturer ownership of dealerships and makes it unlawful for a manufacturer, distributor, or representative to directly or indirectly force a dealer to relocate unless specified conditions are met. It also adds new requirements for membership on the board, provides that the director of the Motor Vehicle Board serves at the pleasure of the board, rather than the executive director of the department, and makes other changes to the administrative relationship between the board and the department.