2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1344

Motor vehicles; revise procedure for enforcing lien for towing and storage.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 85-7-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED TO ALLOW A TOWING COMPANY TO RETAIN POSSESSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND TO ENFORCE A LIEN UPON THE VEHICLE FOR THE PRICE OF TOWING AND STORAGE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 63-23-1, 63-23-3, 63-23-5, 63-23-7, 63-23-9 AND 63-23-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY AND FOR SELLING AND DISPOSING OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES BY AUTOMOBILE DEALERS, WRECKER SERVICES, REPAIR SERVICE OWNERS OR PERSONS UPON WHOSE PROPERTY SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN LEFT OR LAWFULLY TOWED AT THE REQUEST OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

TransportationFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19

Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Judiciary B
Feb 19Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Feb 4Referred To Transportation;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives