An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions
Summary
Senate, February 5, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions (Senate, No. 228),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2945).
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 17, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #134 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Amended
Amendment #4 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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