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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1240

Utility-type vehicles; regulate operation of on public roads and highways.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE OPERATION OF UTILITY-TYPE VEHICLES (UTVS) ON THE PUBLIC ROAD AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO DEFINE TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRATION OF UTVS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IN THE SAME MANNER AS PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF ON PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS WITH POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS; TO REQUIRE OWNERS OF UTVS TO OBTAIN A LICENSE PLATE AND REGISTRATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE UPON PRESENTING PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AND LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE UTV AND PAYMENT OF A $40.00 BIENNIAL REGISTRATION FEE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO DETERMINE THE COLOR AND DESIGN OF UTV LICENSE TAGS; TO EXEMPT UTV OWNERS FROM THE PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES TO THE COUNTY WHERE THE UTV IS REGISTERED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEPOSIT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE REGISTRATION FEES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND THE STATE TREASURER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO COUNTIES SHALL BE USED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES THEREIN; TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF UTVS TO BE AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OLD AND POSSESS A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE; TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF UTVS TO HAVE THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPERATING UTVS ON THE PUBLIC ROADS OF THE STATE; TO LIMIT THE OPERATION OF UTVS ON PUBLIC ROADS BY A SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD WITH ONLY A CONDITIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TO OPERATING THE UTV DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS WHILE ACCOMPANIED WITH A LICENSED ADULT DRIVER OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN; TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF UTVS ON PUBLIC ROADS BY ANYONE HOLDING ONLY A LEARNER'S PERMIT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT MAY BE A PASSENGER IN A UTV WHILE OPERATED ON A PUBLIC ROAD; TO PRESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC SAFETY FEATURES A UTV MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR PURPOSES OF OPERATING ON PUBLIC ROADS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-2-1, 63-3-103, 63-15-3, 63-21-5, 63-21-9, 27-19-3, 27-19-31, 27-51-5 AND 27-51-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-15-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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

1 co-sponsor

Lester Carpenter

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

TransportationJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives