,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjbd,mr4     
,cotton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cram]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require r5tal c> companies 
to all[ cu/om]s to t]m9ate a r5tal c>   
agreem5t if !y w\ld o!rwise be =c$ to   
r5t an electric motor vehicle aga9/ _!  
wi%es4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,requir+ ,,ev ,notification & 
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,r5t ,act
 ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,requirem5ts = r5tal c>  
companies p]ta9+ to electric motor      
vehicles  7a7 ,cu/om] *oice ,a r5tal c> 
company %all only provide a cu/om] ) an 
electric motor vehicle pursuant to a    
r5tal agreem5t betwe5 ! r5tal c> company
 & ! cu/om] if ! cu/om] opts 9 to r5t+  
an electric motor vehicle4  7b7         
,requirem5ts ,to provide notice &       
opportunity ,to t]m9ate r5tal agreem5t  
7#a7 ,notice ,a r5tal c> company %all   

notify a cu/om] n lat] ?an #ab h\rs be=e
 ! cu/om] is s*$ul$ to pick up a motor  
vehicle pursuant to a r5tal agreem5t    
betwe5 ! cu/om] & ! r5tal c> company t !
 r5tal c> company believes t x is m     
likely ?an n t ! only motor vehicles    
available to r5t are electric motor     
vehicles if-- 7,a7 ! cu/om] ent]s into  
su* r5tal agreem5t at a "t e>li] ?an #bd
 h\rs be=e ! cu/om] is s*$ul$ to pick up
 a motor vehicle2 &  7,b7 ! cu/om] did n
 opt 9 to r5t+ an electric motor        
vehicle4  7#b7 ,opportunity to t]m9ate  
r5tal agreem5t2 ,waiv] ( fees or        
p5alties ,a r5tal c> company %all all[ a
 cu/om] to t]m9ate a r5tal agreem5t &   
may n subject ! cu/om] to any fees or   
p5alties associat$ ) t]m9at+ a r5tal    
agreem5t if ! cu/om] did n opt 9 to r5t+
 an electric motor vehicle &-- 7,a7 !   
cu/om] receives a notice describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 !re are only    
electric motor vehicles available :5 !  
cu/om] arrives to pick up a motor       
vehicle4  7c7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,commission

  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive act or      
practices ,a violation ( ?is ,act or a  
regulation promulgat$ "u ?is ,act %all  
be treat$ z an unfair or deceptive act  
or practice 9 violation ( a rule        
promulgat$ "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7     
,p[]s ( ! ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,commission %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 ! same
 mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same     
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges &     
immunities ,any r5tal c> company t      
violates ?is ,act or a regulation       
promulgat$ "u ?is ,act %all be subject  
to ! p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges 
& immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade  
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq474  7,c7 ,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit or    
exp& ! au?ority ( ! ,commission "u any  

o!r provision ( law4  7,d7 ,rulemak+ ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,commission %all promulgate 9   
accordance ) section #eec ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su* rules z may be 
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7#c7    
,effect on ,/ate law ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act   
%all preclude ! application ( ! law (   
any ,/ate t requires r5tal c> companies 
to disclose m in=mation to cu/om]s      
reg>d+ r5t+ an electric motor vehicle4  
7d7 ,en=cem5t by individuals  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,any individual :o has be5 h>m$ by
 a violation ( ?is ,act by a r5tal c>   
company may br+ a civil action aga9/ su*
 company 9 a ,f$]al c\rt ( compet5t     
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,relief ,9 a civil  
action br\ght "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 :i* !  
pla9tiff prevails1 ! c\rt may aw>d !    
pla9tiff-- 7,a7 an am\nt equal to ! sum 
( any damages su/a9$ = ea* violation2   
7,b7 reasonable attorney fees &         
litigation co/s4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,airport ,! t]m airport has 
! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #djajb (   

title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#c7        
,electric motor vehicle ,! t]m electric 
motor vehicle means a motor vehicle     
design$ to op]ate exclusively on        
electricity /or$ 9 a re*>geable batt]y1 
multiple batt]ies1 or a batt]y pack4    
7#d7 ,motor vehicle ,! t]m motor vehicle
 means any vehicle :i* is manufactur$   
prim>ily = use on public /reets1 roads1 
& highways 7n includ+ a vehicle op]at$  
exclusively on a rail or rails7 & :i*   
has at lea/ #d :eels4  7#e7 ,r5tal c>   
company ,! t]m r5tal c> company-- 7,a7  
means any p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess (    
r5t+ motor vehicles ( any type t-- 7i7  
op]ates 9 #b or m ,/ates2  7ii7 op]ates 
on or )9 #e miles ( an airport2 &  7iii7
 us$ = r5tal purposes a motor vehicle   
fleet ( #a1jjj or m motor vehicles1 on  
av]age1 dur+ ! mo/ rec5t cal5d> ye>2 &  
7,b7 includes any entity t is a         
subsidi>y ( a p]son describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a74