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TAA NEWS

tEXAs lEgIslAtIVE uPDAtE Todd Kercheval

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march 30 - tAA stormed the Capitol! stricted from selling more than 4
Thank you to all the members that attended the TAA Day vehicles in a year unless they A) sell
at The Capitol. We had 24 members that called on 130 them to a licensed dealer or B) sell
offices. Each member dropped off an educational brochure them at auction using a LICENSED
on auctioneering along withe pralines and TAA USB logo drives auctioneer! Sellers are prohibited
and link to the new TAA video. Many offices asked members by law to sell more than 4 vehicles
to do a quick “ chant” for them. Heather Kaspar said she in a year unless they do A or B!
was surprised at how receptive staff and legislators were. Big win for Texas Auctioneers.
TAA also set up a display with the NEW info banners in the
Capitol Extension over 2 days during the event. (See picture pAC Committee hosts reception
of Montie Davis, TAA Past President, with banners below). at tAA 60th Anniversary Convention
Over 200 flyers were distributed , in addition to TAA hosting On May 8, the PAC Committee held a reception thanking all the
a BBQ reception in the Capitol that evening. The reception donors and provided updates on the session and supportive
was attended by 30 legislative staff and counsels. This was legislators. Two Texas flags that were flown at the Capitol
a fantastic way to spread great PR about Texas Auctioneers. on March 30 were auctioned off during the reception and
won by Mark Thomas and the Lemons Auctioneers. Thank
hB 3215 Standing you to Chad Hodges for requesting and framing those flags.
Lobbyist, Todd Kercheval and Brent Graves, TAA Legislative
Committee, reported on May 19 that the Texas Auctioneers A big thank you to all the PAC donors and to all members
Bill, HB3215, which passed the House, was voted out of the that have kept in touch with their legislators. Every call, every
Senate Committee and was referred to the Local & Consent vote, every donation - MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
Calendar. The legislature reconvenes May 21 at 7pm and are
working hard to address all the final issues of the session. *Note: A third flag was also auctioned off during the awards
Stay tuned to TAA facebook and e-blast for updates. HB3215 dinner to raise funds for the TAA Scholarship fund and was
removes the long standing restriction on auctioneers won by Mike Jones.
only selling 4 cars or less for a single consignor. Sellers are re-

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