Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents
Summary
Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents; Establishes presumption of ownership & right of possession to certain motor vehicle or mobile home; prohibits DHSMV or tax collector from charging fee for reissuance of certificates of title; authorizes permanent registration of rental trucks; authorizes DHSMV to deem reduced-dimension license plate to be necessary to accommodate trailers; authorizes disabled veterans to be issued military license plate or specialty license plate in lieu of "DV" license plate; authorizes DHSMV to design, issue, & regulate use of temporary tags; provides period of validity of temporary tags; removes provisions requiring written, notarized request for purchase of temporary tag.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 20, 2023
Last action Mar 5, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (23-0-2)
house
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patt Maney
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
Co
Paula Stark
RRepublican
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