Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to applications for certificates of title and annual registration fees for commercial vehicles
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
- 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 People who own commercial vehicles would no longer have to pay annual registration fees until they actually drive or move the vehicles on a highway. This change also lets owners wait until the vehicle is delivered or first driven to apply for a certificate of title. These new rules apply to owners of any number of commercial vehicles, regardless of how many they own.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the owner of a commercial vehicle subject to apportioned registration under Code chapter 326 must make application to the department of transportation or the appropriate county treasurer for a certificate of title within days of the purchase or transfer of the vehicle. The fee for a certificate of title is $20 and must be accompanied by the fee for new registration. An owner of more than commercial vehicles subject to the apportioned registration provisions of Code chapter 326 who is issued such a certificate of title is not subject to annual registration fees until the commercial vehicle is driven or moved upon the highways. This bill allows an owner of a commercial vehicle to make an application for certificate of title within days of delivery or the date the commercial vehicle is first driven or moved upon a highway. The bill strikes the 50-vehicle threshold, thereby providing that the owner of any number of commercial vehicles is not subject to annual registration fees until the commercial vehicle is driven or moved upon the highways.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 19, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
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