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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 1344

Motor vehicles; revise laws regarding scrapping or dismantling of.

Became law as Chapter 570, Laws of 2013, signed April 26, 2013, 95 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-21-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS OF THE AFFIDAVIT FORM REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WHEN CANCELLING A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR SCRAP MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IS NOT AVAILABLE; TO REQUIRE THAT WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS OF EACH DAY'S CLOSE OF BUSINESS, THE USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS DEALER OR SCRAP METAL PROCESSOR WHO PURCHASES OR RECEIVES MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SCRAP OR FOR PARTS SHALL DELIVER IN A FORMAT APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT A LIST OF ALL SUCH VEHICLES PURCHASED THAT DAY FOR SCRAP OR FOR PARTS; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "MOTOR VEHICLE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS DEALER OR SCRAP METAL PROCESSOR PURCHASES OR RECEIVES A CRUSHED OR FLATTENED VEHICLE, THAT DEALER OR PROCESSOR MUST VERIFY THAT THE SELLER HAS REPORTED THE VEHICLE AS REQUIRED BY THIS ACT; TO MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO KNOWINGLY FALSIFY ANY INFORMATION ON THE AFFIDAVIT FORM PROVIDED BY THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CHARGE A FEE FOR ANY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER VERIFICATION REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION ON A VEHICLE WITH A SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR WHICH A PERSON APPLIES FOR A CLEAR TITLE OR BRANDED TITLE; TO AUTHORIZE THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER OR SIMILAR CONVEYANCE USED TO TRANSPORT ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE OR CRUSHED MOTOR VEHICLE SOLD IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; 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 21 to April 26, 2013, 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 action23 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1323 days

TransportationJan 21 to Feb 515 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 722 days

Highways and TransportationFeb 19 to Feb 289 days

FinanceFeb 28 to Mar 55 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Apr 933 days

With the GovernorApr 9 to Apr 2617 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 21 – Feb 13

  1. Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 7

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Finance
  3. Reported as amended from HI to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 8 – Apr 9

  1. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  4. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Conferees named in the House: Johnson, Massengill and DeLano
  6. Conferees named in the Senate: Simmons (13th), Fillingane and Butler (38th)
  7. Conference report filed in the Senate
  8. Conference report filed in the House
  9. Conference report adopted in the House
  10. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  11. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 9 – Apr 26

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 23 actions, as published