The law is a stupid one anyway. But Musk should not be the only exception to it.
Tesla isn’t the only exception, as per the article, despite the headline. Other EV manufacturers are also exempt since they never had a dealer network to start with. This bill is only about the traditional car manufacturers who already have franchises in place. It’s to protect the dealerships from competing with the factories who were paid from 30k to 500k for franchise fees.