MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS: Requires the office of motor vehicles to accept proof of vehicle insurance from another state
This bill directs the state Office of Motor Vehicles to accept proof of vehicle insurance issued by other states. It removes language that previously required insurance to be from the state where the vehicle is registered. The change allows drivers to legally prove their insurance coverage using documents from any other state. This update simplifies the process for vehicle owners who travel or live near state borders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 88, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Denise Marcelle
DDemocratic
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Joe Stagni
RRepublican
Co
John Wyble
RRepublican
Co
Joy Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Kellee Hennessy
RRepublican
Co
Larry Selders
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Bryant
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Bayham
RRepublican
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