Vehicle registration; limits certain exemptions to pickup and panel trucks, etc. (HB1277)
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Description
Vehicle exempt from registration. Limits certain exemptions from registration to pickup and panel trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7500 pounds. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/20/2010 | Committee |
01/20/2010 | Presented and ordered printed 10104178D |
01/20/2010 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/29/2010 | Assigned Transportation sub: #3 |
02/01/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1277) |
02/02/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
02/04/2010 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104938D-H1 |
02/08/2010 | Read first time |
02/09/2010 | Read second time |
02/09/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104938D-H1 |
02/09/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1277H1 |
02/10/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1277H1) |
02/11/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2010 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/18/2010 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10105482D-S1 |
02/21/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1277S1) |
02/22/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2010 | Read third time |
02/23/2010 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/23/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10105482D-S1 |
02/23/2010 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1277S1 |
02/23/2010 | Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
02/25/2010 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 10105482D-S1 (98-Y 1-N) |
02/25/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2010 | Enrolled |
03/03/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1277ER) |
03/03/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/04/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1277ER) |
03/06/2010 | Signed by President |
04/08/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 293 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/08/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293) |
Comments
By way of explanation, the purpose of this is to narrow significantly the scope of the vehicles that are permitted to be owned without registration when used as farm vehicles. Right now, any vehicle that is meant to be used on a farm, and only rarely operated on public highways, does not need to be registered, since that's a vehicle that needs (virtually) no state transportation services. That incudes trailers. This bill would allow only trucks, SUVs, and really big vehicles to qualify. No more trailers.
My question is this: Why? If a farmer wants to use a motorcycle to get around his property and doesn't use it on the roads, why should he have to register it? If he wants to use a Subaru Outback to ferry fertilizer and lambs around, and it never touches a paved road, why is that any of the DMV's business?
Waldo,
Thanks for the question. The intent of the bill is to eliminate some of the abuse of this exemption by not allowing cars to be claimed as farm use vehicles. The bill was properly amended in subcommittee to resinsert trailers as allowed to be exempt.
The original idea behind this exemption was to give farmers an exemption from registration for vehicles that are used exclusively for farming purposes and may only be used seasonally. Unfortunately, the exemption is abused and this bill addresses some of that abuse and makes it clearer for law enforcement as to what vehicles may be claimed for exemption.
I see—so the reality of the situation is that very few legitimate farm vehicles are anything other that pickup trucks, so by eliminating the use of other vehicles, the practical effect is to reduce abuse, with a minimum of impact on legitimate farm vehicles. That certainly makes sense to me.
Thank you for taking the time to read responses to your bills and, better still, answer questions!