AADA History of Legislative Successes
Over the years, AADA has been very visible in the Legislature and our success is quite evident. Here are a few of the issues that AADA has addressed in the Legislature:
- Retail Warranty Reimbursement for Parts and Service
- Relevant Market Area Protection
- Termination Buyback Requirements
- Limit Warranty Audits to 12 Months
- Salvage Title Act
- Non OEM Parts Disclosure
- Motor Vehicle Lease Act – Sales Tax Option
- Sales Tax on Used Vehicles & Trade In Credit
- Arkansas Lemon Law
- Prohibited Brokering
- Capped Local Sales Tax – $25
- Service Contract Act
- Bonded Title Act
- Customers Insurance Liability on Loaned Vehicles
- Franchise Dueling Rights
- Personal Property Inventory Tax Revision
- Documentary Fee Act
- Lien Law
- Small Claims Court Procedures
- Depreciation Allowance
- Credit Life Rates and Commissions
- Dealer Tag Protection
- Dealership Relocation Protection
- Dealership Transfer Protection
- Repealed Workers Comp – Certified Audits
- Open Title Law
- Writ of Execution
- Local Sales Tax Based on Residence
- Damage Disclosure Protection
- Title Retention Note
- Unfair Claims Settlement Practices
- Insurance Liability on Demonstrators
- Workers Comp Reform
- Tort Reform
- Dealer Titles
- Odometer Fraud Revisions
- Hot Check Law
- Loan Brokers Act
- Capped Dealer Bond
- Temporary Paper Tags
- Spot Delivery Act
- Vehicle VIN Verification
- Binding Arbitration
- Event Data Recorder Protection
- Lien Filing for Lease Vehicles
- Prohibit Factory Ownership
- Identity Theft Security Freeze Protection
- Funding for Workforce Education Initiative
- Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act to 13,000 g.v.w.
- Temporary Paper Tag Amendments
- Lienholder Notification for Duplicate Titles
- Constitutional Amendment – Interest Rates
- Recalled Part Price Protection
- Repurchase Part Reimbursement Protection
- Fleet Price Protection
- Titles for Total Loss Settlement
- Penalty – Misuse of Dealer Plates
- Used Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Exemption
- Incentives – Converting Motor Vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas
- Hot Check Service Charge
- MVC Act Enhancements
- Temp Tag Fee Increase
- Facilities Improvement Dealer Rights
- Recreational Vehicle Act
- Sunset Lease Tax Surcharge
Many of these were major victories for the industry and while supporting these, we also were instrumental in killing legislation harmful to dealers.