BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1410: Impounded vehicles/military

Concerning notice to active duty military owners of impounded vehicles.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Licensing to incorporate an active duty military status check into the vehicle owner information presented to a Registered Tow Truck Operator (RTTO) upon receiving an abandoned vehicle report from an RTTO.
  • Prevents RTTOs from selling an abandoned vehicle, if the legal or registered owner shows an active duty military status, until criteria provided in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) has been satisfied.
  • Allows RTTOs to hold a vehicle for longer than 90 days without holding an auction if the vehicle is subject to the SCRA.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1410), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jake Fey (D-27)
Introduced
January 22, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5463
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to notice for active duty military owners of impounded vehicles;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jake Fey (D-27)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1410 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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