Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to scrap metal transactions involving catalytic converters and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Scrap metal dealers cannot buy a catalytic converter that has been removed from a car unless the seller shows a certificate from the repair shop that took it off. People who break this rule must pay fines starting at $100. These fines increase to $500 for a second violation and $1,000 for any further violations within two years.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to scrap metal transactions involving catalytic converters. The bill provides that a scrap metal dealer shall not make a purchase of a catalytic converter detached from a motor vehicle from a person unless the person presents a certification from the automobile repair shop which removed the catalytic converter. Unless otherwise exempt pursuant to Code section 714.27(5), a person who violates the bill is subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $100. A second violation within two years shall subject the person to a civil penalty in the amount of $500. A third or subsequent violation within two years shall subject the person to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 19, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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