Sec. 2301.522.  MEDIATION APPLICABLE.  (a)  In an action brought against a manufacturer or distributor under Subchapter J by a franchised dealer whose franchise provides for arbitration in compliance with this chapter, the board shall order the parties to submit the dispute to mediation in the manner provided by this subchapter.
(b)  Subsection (a) applies only if the dealer's franchise does not contain an arbitration provision in conflict with this chapter.  In a dispute concerning whether Subsection (a) applies, the board shall enter an order either that the franchise contains a provision in conflict with this chapter or that it does not.  If the board determines that the franchise does not contain an arbitration provision that conflicts with this chapter, the board shall order the parties to proceed to mediation as provided by this subchapter.
(c)  An order issued under Subsection (b) is not appealable.
(d)  This subchapter does not apply to an action brought by the board to enforce this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (S.B. 529), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011.