Senate Bill 30, a clean-up measure aimed at motor-vehicle franchise rules, was presented April 30 to the Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee and moved favorably without opposition.

The bill, carried in committee by Senator Allen on behalf of Senator McMath, would add a process for establishing new dealerships and relocating existing dealers that sell recreational vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and similar classifications. It directs the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission to notify existing dealerships when it receives an application for a new dealership or a relocation that would sell the same line, make or model. The measure also authorizes affected dealerships within a set radius of the proposed location to file protests related to relocations or new franchises.

Committee members reported no public testimony for or against the bill and no questions were recorded during the presentation. The committee chair announced, after a motion and “no objection,” that the committee would move Senate Bill 30 favorably to the next step in the legislative process.

The transcript does not specify the precise radius language beyond the presenter’s statement that it is “200 miles,” nor does it record specific enforcement mechanics or any vote tally beyond the committee’s favorable action. The bill was advanced out of committee as amended on the record.