Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO ENFORCE WARRANTIES ON THE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
Date filed
March 21, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09942 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO ENFORCE WARRANTIES ON THE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF |
| ABSTRACT : This bill proposes the "18-month parameter" to define the ACCEPTANCE/REJE CTION period for lemon cars, during which time the seller is allowed a specific number of repairs before the customer can rescind the sale or demand a replacement. Further, incase a safety or life-threatenin g defect recurs after one attempt to fix it, this bill provides that the vehicle must be replaced. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALUDO, ANICETO JR. G. |
| DATE FILED : 2000-03-21 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2000-03-27 |
Abstract
This bill proposes the "18-month parameter" to define the ACCEPTANCE/REJE CTION period for lemon cars, during which time the seller is allowed a specific number of repairs before the customer can rescind the sale or demand a replacement. Further, incase a safety or life-threatenin g defect recurs after one attempt to fix it, this bill provides that the vehicle must be replaced.
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