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CS/CS/HB 247: Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents

GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure Strategies Committee ; Transportation & Modals Subcommittee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Salzman ; Stark

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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/5/2024 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 736 (Ch. 2024-272)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/20/2023 House • Filed
    11/2/2023 House • Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/17/2024 House • PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
    1/19/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    1/20/2024 House • Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    1/22/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/23/2024 House • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    1/30/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/1/2024 House • Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    2/6/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
    2/8/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/9/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/5/2024 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 736 (Ch. 2024-272)

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  • CS/CS/HB 247, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2024 at 12:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 736 (er) Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents Trumbull Similar Last Action: 7/1/2024 Chapter No. 2024-272

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law. Page 2 (pdf)
    319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates. Page 3 (pdf)
    320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally. Page 4 (pdf)
    320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans. Page 7 (pdf)
    320.131 Temporary tags. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 247, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/22/2024 at 8:54 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2024 (pdf)
    Infrastructure Strategies Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 736 Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents Trumbull Similar Last Action: 7/1/2024 Chapter No. 2024-272

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    122971 - Amendment
    Remove lines 48-58 and insert:
    Maney 2/7/2024
    1:11 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/8/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law. Page 2 (pdf)
    319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates. Page 3 (pdf)
    320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally. Page 4 (pdf)
    320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans. Page 7 (pdf)
    320.131 Temporary tags. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • HB 247, Original Filed Version Posted 10/20/2023 at 12:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/2/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 736 Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents Trumbull Similar Last Action: 7/1/2024 Chapter No. 2024-272

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    319.28 Transfer of ownership by operation of law. Page 2 (pdf)
    319.29 Lost or destroyed certificates. Page 2 (pdf)
    320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally. Page 3 (pdf)
    320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans. Page 5 (pdf)
    320.131 Temporary tags. Page 6 (pdf)

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