Salt Lake City, UT: Wednesday, March 4th

[KJD]

You can follow the bill status here:


H.B. 394 Substitute New Car Sales Amendment

Contact your legislators and tell them to support the bill. You can find your House representatives and Sentator here:

http://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp

Go email and call.

Thank you for posting that information. I used the links to send an email to my house and senate member.

Does anyone know when HB394 goes before the full house ?

 

[KJD]

I just got a reply back from Jani Iwamoto (Senate District 4)

I am looking into this bill. I appreciate your email and your support for it but haven't carefully researched it at this time. I will do so prior to making a final decision. Jani

It seems like we really need more people to contact our elected officials. I am sure the auto dealers will do their best to defeat this bill.

 

[Park2670]

From a lawyer friend of mine on FB.
"for news about HB 394, which would allow car makers (including Tesla) to sell directly to consumers without dealers in Utah. The bill came up for consideration in the full House of Representatives today, but the bill sponsor "circled" it. That means she asked for them to wait to consider it and come back to it later. Apparently they are working on an amendment to it that they want to finish before final consideration. That makes me a little nervous, but it sounds like it's a friendly amendment. The legislative session ends this coming Thursday, so it needs to be considered in the House and the Senate before then. This means there still time to contact your representatives and let them know you support this bill."

 

[fishtacoma]

There is also a petition everyone can sign on change.org that is petitioning Governor Gary Herbert to pass HB394.
Here is the link;
Petition · Allow Tesla to sell their cars in Utah. · Change.org

 

[Denarius]

Bill was voted down today.

 

[Linux64]

Here you can see all the representatives who voted against it.


http://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/svotes.jsp?sessionid=2015GS&voteid=874&house=H

 

[Park2670]

This is sad. I wish it wasnt this difficult to open a business and sell products like a Tesla here... Or elsewhere this has happened.

 

[v12 to 12v]

Here is an article I found with the latest news.

Tesla dealership in doubt after House rejects online-sales bill | The Salt Lake Tribune

 

[miimura]

So now it's a Gallery plus Service Center instead of being full service sales and service. Is that such a big deal? Is the Utah law structured so they can't even display?

 

[MikeL]

Posting this photo here because it's sad in a way that goes along w this thread. On Friday I was on my way to the airport, thinking that I was missing the 'grand opening'. So I dropped by. Paper signs scotch taped to the inside of the door. Compliance (?) :crying:

Oh, and doors locked. Only people around were the SuperCharger construction crew, wrapping things up. ML

 

[Park2670]

I drove past yesterday. Two cars at the Superchargers. Three people inside. Looked like they had seen a lot of cars in their lot that day.