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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 403

Motor vehicles; establish requirements for leased and rent-to-own vehicle registration, titles and liability insurance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "MOTOR VEHICLE" TO INCLUDE LEASED VEHICLES AND RENT-TO-OWN VEHICLES; TO DEFINE THOSE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE ON MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COVERED VEHICLES AND TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN A MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY LAPSES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE EXISTENCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE OF THAT FACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON TO WHOM THE NOTICE IS ADDRESSED SHALL HAVE THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE IN QUESTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PERSON FAILS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL SUSPEND THE REGISTRATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE UNTIL HE PROVIDES PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTERED OWNER, LESSEE OR RENTER TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON ALLOWS THE MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE TO LAPSE, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL SUBJECT THE PERSON TO PENALTIES OF LAW AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS CHAPTER; TO AMEND SECTION 63-21-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "MOTOR VEHICLE" TO INCLUDE LEASED VEHICLES AND RENT-TO-OWN VEHICLES; TO DEFINE THOSE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-21-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AT THE TIME THE OPTION TO PURCHASE BECOMES AVAILABLE TO THE LESSEE OR RENTER, ANY PERSON TAKING OWNERSHIP SHALL APPLY TO THE STATE TAX COMMISSION FOR A NEW TITLE THAT WILL DENOTE THE NEW STATUS OF OWNERSHIP; TO AMEND SECTION 63-21-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 9 to February 3, 2009, 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 RepresentativesJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 days

InsuranceJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 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 Jan 9 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 9Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Transportation
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Insurance;TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives