New dealership rule could end 25-year-old law and change how and when you can buy a car
The way and timing of vehicle dealership purchases may be altered by a new rule.
Dealerships are currently prohibited from operating on consecutive weekend days by a statute that has been in effect in Utah for about 25 years, although this long-standing rule is currently being contested.
The majority of dealerships in the state are currently closed on Sundays.
However, Utah State Senator Stephanie Pitcher is attempting to alter that with SB136, according to KSL TV.
Pitcher has thus far encountered strong opposition, and late Friday, one of the bill’s sponsors said that she had made the decision to abandon the plan.
However, she still feels that the law has to be changed.
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Pitcher stated: I don’t believe the government should dictate to private companies or the private sector how they should operate.
The late businessman and auto dealer Larry H. Miller strongly supported the 2000 passage of the law that forbids Utah vehicle dealerships from being open on Saturday and Sunday.
According to Craig Bickmore, executive director of New Car Dealers of Utah, he supported a six-day cycle. He took the lead.
It is advantageous to mandate that dealerships stay closed for one weekend day, Bickmore continued.
“This is just something that is good for the employees and their families,” he continued.
Bickmore now thinks that dealerships will feel pushed to stay open on both weekend days if the law is amended.
Senate Majority Whip Chris Wilson, who owns Wilson Motor Company in Logan and works as a car salesman, concurred.
It will compel new auto dealers to be open on Sunday, he added. We actually aren’t able to hire more staff.
“The truth is that you will need to make them put in longer hours.
Wilson went on to denounce the proposed modification, stating: “I think it’s a horrible bill.”
Pitcher is steadfast in her conviction that the legislation ought to be altered in spite of the resistance.
Why are we carving out auto dealerships but not other industries, she asked?
Pitcher stated that she intends to keep an eye on a different bill that is being considered by the House of Representatives about companies that must remain open on Sundays.
She does not, however, now intend to seek more laws pertaining to auto dealerships, despite her insistence that the matter remains unsolved.
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Pitcher stated, “You open when you want to open.”
You don’t need our permission to close; you can close if you so choose.