Connecticut SB 412: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC PINNEY HOUSE IN THE TOWN OF ELLINGTON.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 412
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFERING PRICE OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE AND PROVISIONS OF THE FRANCHISE ACT GOVERNING
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS OR
DISTRIBUTORS AND AUTOMOBILE DEALERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 14-62a of the 2026 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(a) No dealer licensed under the provisions of section 14-52 shall 4
advertise the price of any motor vehicle unless the stated price in such 5
advertisement includes the federal tax, the cost of delivery, dealer 6
preparation, any fee, charge or cost imposed for any add-on consumer 7
good or consumer service, any dealer conveyance fee or processing fee 8
and any other charges of any nature and such advertisement (1) states 9
in at least eight-point bold type that any state or local tax [,] or 10
registration fees [or dealer conveyance fee or processing fee, as defined 11
in subsection (a) of section 14-62,] are excluded from such advertised 12
price, (2) separately states, in at least eight-point bold type, immediately 13
next to the phrase "Dealer Conveyance Fee", the amount of such dealer 14
conveyance fee or processing fee, and (3) separately states, in at least 15
eight-point bold type, immediately next to the phrase "Additional Fees, 16
Charges and Costs", the amount of any fee, charge or cost imposed for 17

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any add-on consumer good or consumer service. For the purposes of 18
this subsection, (A) "dealer conveyance fee" and "processing fee" have 19
the same meanings as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-62, (B) 20
"consumer good" has the same meaning as provided in section 42-110r, 21
and (C) "consumer service" has the same meaning as provided in 22
subsection (a) of section 42-158ff. 23
(b) Any new or used car dealer violating the provisions of this section 24
shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. The Commissioner 25
of Motor Vehicles may suspend or revoke, in accordance with section 26
14-64, the license of any such dealer violating the provisions of this 27
section. 28
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 14-62 of the 2026 supplement to the 29
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 30
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 31
(b) (1) The selling price quoted by any dealer to a prospective buyer 32
shall (A) include [,] any dealer conveyance fee or processing fee, and (B) 33
separately [stated,] state the amount of [the] any such dealer conveyance 34
fee or processing fee and that such fee is negotiable. [No dealer 35
conveyance fee shall be added to the selling price at the time the order 36
is signed by the buyer.] 37
(2) The selling price quoted by any dealer to a prospective buyer shall 38
both (A) include any fee, charge or cost imposed for any optional add-39
on consumer good or consumer service, and (B) separately state the 40
amount of each such fee, charge or cost and that such fee, charge or cost 41
is optional. 42
(3) No dealer shall include in the selling price a dealer preparation 43
charge for any item or service for which the dealer is reimbursed by the 44
manufacturer or any item or service not specifically ordered by the 45
buyer and itemized on the invoice. 46
(4) The form used by a dealer for the order and invoice shall not be 47
printed in advance of discussions with a prospective buyer to include 48

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the amount of any dealer conveyance fee or processing fee or any fee, 49
charge or cost imposed for any other optional add-on consumer good or 50
consumer service. 51
Sec. 3. Section 42-133r of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 53
As used in sections 42-133r to 42-133ee, inclusive, as amended by this 54
act, and sections 5 and 7 of this act, unless the context indicates a 55
different meaning: 56
(1) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures or 57
assembles new motor vehicles, or imports motor vehicles for 58
distribution to dealers or through distributors, or factory branches. 59
(2) "Distributor" means any person who offers for sale, sells or 60
distributes any new motor vehicle to dealers or who maintains factory 61
representatives or who controls any person, firm, association, joint 62
venture corporation or trust, who offers for sale, sells or distributes any 63
new motor vehicle to dealers. 64
(3) "Factory branch" means a branch office maintained by a 65
manufacturer for the purpose of selling, or offering for sale, motor 66
vehicles to a distributor or dealer, or for directing or supervising factory 67
or distributor representatives. 68
(4) "Owner" means any person holding an ownership interest in a 69
business entity operating as a dealer or under a franchise