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CS/CS/CS/HB 475: Certificates of Title for Vessels

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee ; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Williamson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mercado ; Ponder

Certificates of Title for Vessels; Revises & provides requirements for application for and issuance of certificate of title for vessel; revises & provides duties of DHSMV related to issuance, renewal, replacement, or cancellation of certificate; revises & provides requirements for transferring ownership interest; provides requirements related to security interest in vessel; provides for rights of vessel purchasers; provides for repeal of certain provisions on specified dates; provides that principles & law of equity supplement provisions of act; authorizes DHSMV to adopt rules; provides construction & applicability regarding transactions, certificates of title, & records entered into or created, actions or proceedings commenced, & security interests perfected before effective date of act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-76
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2019 House • Filed
1/30/2019 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 60
3/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 60
3/6/2019 House • CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 381
3/8/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/11/2019 House • Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 376
• CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 375
3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
3/19/2019 House • CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 478
3/21/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 474
3/22/2019 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 488
3/26/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/28/19, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
3/28/2019 House • CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 545
3/29/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 542
4/1/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 554
4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 604
• Amendment(s) adopted (239253, 319605, 646459, 828453) -HJ 604
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 644
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 644
4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 395
4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 395
4/30/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 625
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 676 -SJ 626
• Read 2nd time -SJ 625
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 678
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 678
5/1/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1129
6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-76