Sen. Jack Tate

Statutory Revision Committee. Current law authorizes the department of revenue, when a motor vehicle is being titled or registered, to require a physical inspection of a motor vehicle's identification number. Current law also requires that such a verification include an odometer reading. The bill repeals the requirement that the odometer be read when a motor vehicle's identification number is physically verified.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. Current law specifies that if executive branch employees who are in the state personnel system are required to work on a state legal holiday, the employees shall receive an alternate day off or be paid in accordance with the state personnel system or state fiscal rules in effect on April 30, 1979. The state fiscal rules in effect in 1979 have been amended numerous times since that time and are no longer applicable or relevant. The bill removes the reference to April 30, 1979.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill requires the department of public health and environment to provide individualized patient information from the department's EMS agency patient care database to health information organization networks for any use allowed under the federal 'Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996' (HIPAA). By contract with health information organization networks, the department must control access to patient information and limit the use of patient information to only those purposes allowed under HIPAA. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill allows a dental hygienist to apply silver diamine fluoride under the direct or indirect supervision of a dentist if the dental hygienist: Holds a license in good standing to practice dental hygiene; Completes a course on the use and limitations of silver diamine fluoride; Is covered by professional liability insurance; and Has a collaborative agreement with a dentist that describes the silver diamine fluoride protocols, any restrictions or limitations, and follow-up and referral mechanisms.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill modifies the law governing the statutory lien that an owner of a self-storage facility has for the occupant's late payment of rent or other charges by: Specifically including late fees in the lien; Allowing the rental agreement to limit the aggregate value of the property that may be stored in the occupant's storage space; and Specifying that property stored in the occupant's storage space may be sold at an online auction website to satisfy the lien.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Under current law, if a person does not cooperate with an investigation by the attorney general or a district attorney regarding a potential deceptive trade practice, the attorney general or district attorney may seek a court order requiring compliance with the investigation. The application for a court order must state why the order is necessary to terminate or prevent a deceptive trade practice. The bill would allow a judge to issue a court order if compliance with an investigation is necessary to investigate a deceptive trade practice. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Section 1 of the bill clarifies that money received as fines for the following violations may be deposited in the auto dealers license fund: Issuance of a bad check by a motor vehicle dealer; and Failure to obtain any necessary license to be a motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer representative, used motor vehicle dealer, buyer agent, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, or motor vehicle salesperson. Currently, a law enforcement agency may keep any fine money if it issues a citation for failing to obtain a license to be a wholesaler, powersports vehicle dealer, used powersports vehicle dealer, powersports vehicle manufacturer, powersports vehicle distributor, or powersports vehicle manufacturer representative. Section 3 diverts half of this fine to the auto dealers license fund. Section 2 applies to the requirement that specified sellers of powersports vehicles be licensed. It exempts businesses that sell vehicles that meet the following criteria: The vehicle has been owned for more than one year; The vehicle has been used exclusively for business purposes; The vehicle is titled in the name of the business; All taxes for the vehicle have been paid; and The total number of vehicles sold by the business owner over a 2-year period does not exceed 20 vehicles.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. Current law requires the department of revenue (department) to provide the 'Disclosure of Average Taxes Paid' table to taxpayers in the income tax booklet that the department mails to the taxpayer. However, the department no longer mails the income tax booklet to each individual taxpayer, instead making a physical copy available a local libraries and allowing the booklet to be downloaded from the department's website. The bill changes the reference of 'mails to' to 'provides for' in order to reflect current practices. Current law also requires the department to make the table available through the 'NetFile' link on the department's website. Since that link is no longer available, the bill removes the reference to that specific link and instead refers in general to the department's website and also requires the department to provide the table on the software platform that the department makes available to taxpayers to file individual income taxes. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Section 2 of the bill authorizes a parent or legal guardian to request that a consumer reporting agency place a security freeze on the consumer report of a minor or other individual who is the legal guardian's ward (protected consumer). If the consumer reporting agency does not yet have a consumer report for the protected consumer at the time that a security freeze is requested, the consumer reporting agency is required to create a consumer record for the protected consumer and place a security freeze on the consumer record. The protected consumer's guardian may request that the consumer reporting agency temporarily lift the security freeze placed on the protected consumer's consumer report or record, lift the security freeze with respect to a specific third party, or permanently remove the security freeze. A protected consumer who demonstrates to the credit reporting agency that he or she has reached 17 years of age or that his or her guardian's appointment is no longer valid may have the security freeze removed. A consumer reporting agency is not allowed to charge a fee for the placement, temporary lift, partial lift, or removal of a security freeze on a protected consumer's consumer report or record. Section 1 defines the terms 'guardian', 'protected consumer', 'sufficient proof of authority', and 'sufficient proof of identification', and amends the definition of 'security freeze'. Sections 3 through 6 make conforming amendments.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of 'capital construction' used for purposes of the 'Building Excellent Schools Today Act' (BEST) to include 'technology', as defined in section 3. Section 3 defines the term 'technology' for purposes of BEST to include hardware, devices, or equipment necessary for individual student learning and classroom instruction, including access to electronic instructional materials, or necessary for professional use by a classroom teacher. Section 2 incorporates the new definition of 'technology' into the existing requirement that the BEST board's public school facility capital construction guidelines address technology. Section 3 also clarifies that the public school capital construction assistance board (BEST board) may provide financial assistance to public schools in the form of technology grants and requires the BEST board to annually notify potential applicants for financial assistance that it will accept applications for technology grants. Section 4 requires the project lists in the BEST board's annual report to include sublists of technology projects for which financial assistance has been awarded or applied for and denied.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)