All Roll Calls
Yes: 97 • No: 7
WyomingSF 1062025 General SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing new vehicle dealers to establish hourly labor rates and retail parts markup rates to be charged for warranty repairs; specifying procedures for establishing and calculating the rates; providing exceptions; requiring mediation; providing a civil cause of action; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: Eric Barlow (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Higher parts pay for warranty repairs
Beginning July 1, 2025, for parts you buy for warranty work, the maker must pay dealer cost plus 30%. For complete engine or transmission assemblies replaced under warranty or other maker‑reimbursed repairs, they must pay dealer cost plus 40% for the parts. If the maker supplies a part at no cost for a campaign, service action, or warranty repair, they must pay you the retail parts markup for that part using your established markup rate. Electric vehicle propulsion batteries given to you at no cost are excluded from this section, but the maker must pay a reasonable handling fee.
New car dealers set labor and parts rates
Beginning July 1, 2025, new vehicle dealers may set warranty labor and parts rates by agreement or by submission under the maker’s procedures. The submission must include either 100 sequential qualified repair orders within the prior 180 days or all repair orders closed in any 90‑day period (whichever is less). The hourly labor rate equals total labor dollars on those orders divided by total labor hours. The parts markup percent equals ((total charged for parts ÷ total purchase cost) − 1) × 100. Many jobs do not count in these calculations, including discounted work, dealer-owned vehicles, routine maintenance, accessory installs, reconditioning, required safety or emissions checks, collision or theft damage, parts without part numbers, internal or employee orders, and work done by third parties. A dealer may use the submission process only once every 12 months, and the warranty hourly rate cannot exceed the dealer’s reasonable nonwarranty rate.
Faster claim payments and fair audits
Beginning July 1, 2025, makers must approve or deny predelivery, warranty, and incentive claims within 30 days, and pay within 30 days after approval. If they do not deny in writing or electronically within 30 days, the claim is deemed approved and must be paid within 30 days. Makers may audit and charge back unsubstantiated or incorrect claims for one year after payment, or four years if they reasonably suspect fraud (for fraudulent claims). If a claim was denied only for a clerical or processing error, you may resubmit a corrected claim.
Timelines and mediation on rate disputes
Beginning July 1, 2025, a manufacturer can ask once for extra repair orders within 30 days of your submission; you must provide a 30‑day set from before or after the period within 30 days. To contest a rate, the maker must send written notice within 30 days explaining why it is materially incomplete, inaccurate, or unreasonable, with evidence and a proposed change; they cannot change that notice later. If no request or contest is made, your rate takes effect 45 days after they receive it and goes into their pay schedule. If contested, both sides must mediate for up to 60 days. After mediation ends, you may sue within 60 days; in court the maker must prove your rate was materially incomplete, inaccurate, or unreasonable.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Eric Barlow
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Landon Brown
Republican • House
Ken Clouston
Republican • House
Rob Geringer
Republican • House
Jeremy Haroldson
Republican • House
Jim Anderson
Republican • Senate
Ed Cooper
Republican • Senate
Gary Crum
Republican • Senate
Stephan Pappas
Republican • Senate
Scott Smith
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/26/2025
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
Yes: 59 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2025
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/31/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
Yes: 25 • No: 6
Senate vote • 1/28/2025
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
Yes: 4 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed SEA No. 0044
2/28/2025GovernorAssigned Chapter Number 76
2/28/2025H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
2/26/2025HouseAssigned Number SEA No. 0044
2/26/2025S President Signed SEA No. 0044
2/26/2025SenateH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0044
2/26/2025HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/25/2025HouseH COW:Passed
2/24/2025HouseH08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/18/2025HouseH Placed on General File
2/18/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2/13/2025HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
1/31/2025SenateH Received for Introduction
1/31/2025HouseS 2nd Reading:Passed
1/30/2025SenateS COW:Passed
1/29/2025SenateS08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
1/28/2025SenateS Placed on General File
1/28/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
1/21/2025SenateBill Number Assigned
1/13/2025S Received for Introduction
1/13/2025Senate
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