AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Exempt vehicles purchased at the end of their lease term by the current lessee that have a valid certificate of inspection affixed to the windshield from the requirement that dealers of used vehicles conduct a new inspection.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2022
Last action Jun 10, 2022
Floor votes · House May 24, 2022
How they voted
63–3
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 74
May 24, 2022
D
Democratic64
89% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2022
Committee
06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
05/24/2022 House read and passed
lower
May 17, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
03/08/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
02/16/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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