MOTOR VEHICLES

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
Bills Indexed by Subject
MOTOR VEHICLES

: Adds motorcycles to the provisions of the Lemon Law

: Authorizes an individual income tax deduction for the purchase of hybrid motor vehicles

: Requires that only one license plate instead of two be displayed on all motor vehicles

: Changes the laws regarding the mitigation of damages when the plaintiff was not wearing a safety belt

: Establishes travel safe zones with enhanced penalties and fines for violations that occur in these zones where there have been an unusual high number of fatal or disabling crashes

: Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt with certain exceptions

: Changes the laws regarding salvage motor vehicles

: Specifies that the purchase price for calculating the sales tax of a motor vehicle excludes the cost to modify the vehicle for use by an individual with a disability

: Creates the crime of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the third degree

: Reduces the amount of excess revenues generated by fines for moving traffic violations that municipalities must send to the Department of Revenue

: Changes the laws regarding commercial zones

: Makes it a crime for an uninsured motorist involved in an accident to fail to pay restitution for the other person's insurance deductibles and requires license suspension until payment is made

: Requires only operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear

: Requires that only one license plate be issued for all motor vehicles, except those with personalized plates, instead of the current two plates

: Creates the crime of displaying or possessing a fictitious or altered license plate, temporary license plate, tab, or renewal tab

: Allows any person who served in Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom to receive a special license plate designated "Afghanistan Campaign"

: Creates the Personal Property Tax Relief Fund and phases out the personal property tax on motor vehicles if taxes were paid timely and funds are appropriated

: Allows Franklin County to establish a county municipal court

: Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle extended service contracts and product service contracts

: Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to return noncommercial drivers' licenses and remove suspensions from driving records when licensees provide proof of disposition of charges

: Prohibits a person from driving across a clearly marked solid yellow center stripe of a roadway except when executing a lawful turn

: Creates the crime of motorcycle stunt driving

: Expands the crime of property damage in the first degree to include knowingly damaging another person's motor vehicle while making entry to steal the vehicle or something within the vehicle

: Requires the removal of all emergency lights, sirens, and decals designating a vehicle as an emergency vehicle prior to selling or consigning the vehicle unless it is sold to another safety agency

: Creates the crime of driving while using a cellular telephone

: Creates the crime of driving with a controlled substance in a person's body

: Requires commercial vehicle enforcement officers to meet the mandatory standards for basic training and licensure of peace officers

: Exempts all vehicles assembled and sold in this state from state and local sales and use tax

: Defines "utility vehicle" and enacts provisions regulating the use of utility vehicles

: Authorizes an assessment of four points against a driver's license for violating a Kansas City ordinance that prohibits a tow truck operator from stopping at the scene of an accident unless requested

: Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2007 which limits the recovery for non-economic losses by uninsured motorists

: Increases the fine for failure to wear a safety belt from $10 to up to $50 and removes the restrictions on mitigation consideration

: Adds property damage in any underinsured motor vehicle coverage

: Requires Department of Revenue to return drivers' licenses and remove suspensions from records when licensees prove disposition of charges and prohibits withholding of car registration for failure to appear

: Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt with certain exceptions

: Authorizes a tax credit equal to 100% of the state sales tax paid on any automobile assembled and purchased in Missouri

: Revises the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" to include certain motorized utility vehicles manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use

: Establishes the Clean American Fuel Board and creates the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Fund

: Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans and requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to be made available to the public

: Authorizes an income tax credit for up to 50% of the cost to purchase and install idle reduction technology on a class 8 truck

: Authorizes tax credits for certain owners of alternative fuel vehicle refueling facilities, lowers the tax on E85 fuel, and prohibits the use of franchise agreements relating to alternative fuels

: Makes the punishment for careless and imprudent driving a class D felony if a death occurs as the result of the accident

: Revises the definition of "motor vehicle" as it relates to motor vehicle franchise practices

: Allows the formation of multi-jurisdictional enforcement groups for the purpose of intensive enforcement of the traffic laws

: Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program effective January 1, 2008, except for school buses

: Exempts certain implements of husbandry used for spraying chemicals or spreading fertilizer for agricultural purposes from the motor vehicle titling, registration, and licensing requirements

: Increases the length of a driver's license suspension for failing to stop for a school bus

: Requires that motor vehicle sales at a salvage pool or a salvage disposal sale will be open to all potential buyers

: Changes the renewal period from two years to four years for disabled windshield placards

: Establishes the Missouri Vehicle Protection Product Act which prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met

: Requires vehicles to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians crossing a city or neighborhood street in Jackson County and increases the penalty for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident

: Requires every school district to offer a driver's education course available to students 15 years of age or older and prohibits cell phone use by temporary permit or intermediate license holders

: Establishes the Drunk Driving Memorial Sign Program in the Department of Transportation

: Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2007, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"

: Specifies that a person who commits a red-light violation through the use of an automated photo red-light enforcement system will be guilty of an infraction

: Allows municipalities to use automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws under certain conditions

: Prohibits cellular telephone use while operating a motor vehicle, with certain exceptions

: Requires persons replacing stolen license plate tabs prior to January 1, 2009, to submit notarized affadavits and for replacing stolen tabs after January 1, 2009, persons must show a police report

: Authorizes college and university police officers to enforce traffic regulations on college or university property

: Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages of 15 and 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has complied with school district standards for eligibility

: Changes the laws regarding the registration, licensure, and sale of motor vehicles

: Adds vehicles driven by conservation agents as an emergency vehicle for which drivers must yield the right-of-way

: Requires a specified percentage of all new vehicle sales to be alternative fueled vehicles and authorizes a surcharge and tax credits

: Allows out-of-state show promoters to hold recreation vehicle shows or exhibits in Missouri under certain circumstances

: Changes the laws regarding the penalties for certain motor vehicle-related offenses

: Requires window stickers instead of license plate tabs to show current motor vehicle registration

: Requires every applicant for a motorcycle license or endorsement to show the successful completion of an approved motorcycle rider training course

: Changes the laws regarding when a lienholder must release a lien after it has been satisfied

: Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated

: Creates an affirmative defense for motorcycle riders who enter or cross an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal against a red light under certain circumstances

: Defines "traffic violation case" as it is used in Chapter 488, RSMo

: Requires vehicles of persons found guilty of any intoxication-related traffic offense to be equipped with a certified ignition interlock device

: Prohibits the Department of Revenue from contracting with any entity to mail motor vehicle registration notices and prohibits commercial inserts and other advertising from accompanying the notice

: Allows motorcycle headlamps to be wired to modulate either the upper beam or lower beam from its maximum intensity to lesser intensity and establishes modulation standards

: Allows persons who have been convicted more than twice of driving while intoxicated to obtain an ignition interlock restricted license for a one-year period if the person meets certain requirements

: Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to commence the reissuance of a newly designed license plate no later than January 1, 2009, and authorizes an additional fee for reissued plates

: Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated

: Allows automobile insurers to charge different rates based on seat belt usage

: Allows mini-trucks to operate on all Missouri roadways except for interstate highways

: Requires motorists who have had their driver's licenses suspended, revoked, or disqualified to display restricted license plates

: Requires that additional charges be clearly disclosed on a car rental agreement

: Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act

: Allows mobility motor vehicle dealers to sell new motor vehicles that have been equipped for retail sale as mobility motor vehicles

: Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection

: Requires the issuance and display of a window sticker in addition to license plate tabs to demonstrate current motor vehicle registration

: Requires the issuance of a special license plate to persons who have been found guilty of or pled guilty to driving while intoxicated

: Increases the maximum motor vehicle width restriction from 96 inches to 102 inches

: Requires each school district to offer a driver's education course and authorizes a $15 surcharge on each moving violation to be used for grants to schools for driver education courses

: Allows for a special license plate for members of the International Conference of Police Chaplains who have completed the basic certification requirements

: Authorizes a motor fuel tax holiday for gasoline and diesel fuel used in a personal vehicle for a four-day period during the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends

: Prohibits commercial inserts or other forms of advertising from accompanying motor vehicle registration renewal notices

: Changes the laws regarding fresh pursuits by requiring that the pursuit involve either a violent felony or an Amber alert or other situation in which a child is endangered

: Urges the United States Congress to intervene to ensure the productive potential of the automobile industry

SB 17 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program and modifies enforcement of the seat belt law

SB 24 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles

SB 26 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Allows Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions

SB 40 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Creates various tax incentives for certain energy uses

SB 50 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Amends various provisions relating to commercial drivers licenses

SB 82 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Modifies several provisions of law relating to salvage vehicles

SB 91 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Exempts dealers who sell only emergency vehicles from certain dealer licensure requirements

SB 101 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies numerous penalties for violations of motor vehicle licensing, registration, and equipment laws

SB 102 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Increases the weight limit for certain motor vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology

SB 103 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various provisions that relate to the registration of motor vehicles

SB 192 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Allows municipalities to use automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws under certain conditions

SB 197 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Modifies law with respect to motor vehicle extended service contracts and enacts similar provisions relating to other types of service contracts

SB 200 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to take the necessary steps to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005

SB 201 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
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SB 202 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Creates a tax credit for the use of idle reduction technology

SB 226 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Requires courts to forward alcohol- or drug-related driving offense dispositions to the Department of Revenue within seven days and requires the Department of Revenue to then forward the information to

SB 239 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles

SB 239 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles

SB 247 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Revises membership qualifications for members of the regional taxicab commissions

SB 252 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle

SB 295 --- Sponsor: Vogel, Carl
: Extends the sunset clause on the Mandatory Insurance Database Program from June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2012

SB 297 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met

SB 312 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Creates the Fleet Management Fund and modifies laws concerning the Office of Administration

SB 322 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Expands commercial zone areas in certain parts of the state

SB 335 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Revises various laws regarding the registration, licensure and sale of motor vehicles

SB 347 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Defines "utility vehicle" for purposes of motor vehicle law and enacts various provisions regulating their use

SB 349 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Expands the area in which local log trucks and local log truck tractors can operate

SB 350 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Modifies the definition of "motor vehicle" contained in the Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act to include certain types of engines, transmissions, and rear axles

SB 358 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies law regarding when a lienholder must release a motor vehicle lien after it has been satisfied

SB 371 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Exempts self-propelled sprayers, floaters, and other forms of implements of husbandry that are used for spraying chemicals or spreading fertilizer from complying with titling, registration and li

SB 377 --- Sponsor: McKenna, Ryan Glennon
: Increases driver's license suspension periods for motorists who fail to stop for school buses that are loading or unloading children

SB 384 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Requires persons replacing stolen license plate tabs issued prior to January 1, 2009, to submit notarized affidavits and persons replacing stolen tabs issued on or after January 1, 2009, to submit a

SB 437 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Modifies fee disclosure requirements for rental cars

SB 445 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various provisions relating to the regulation of motor vehicles

SB 464 --- Sponsor: Callahan, Victor E.
: Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2007, relating to disabled parking to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"

SB 479 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program, except for school buses, beginning January 1, 2008

SB 484 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Revises procedure for conducting commercial motor vehicle roadside inspections and requires certain vehicle owners to verify registration with motor carrier services in order to obtain or renew

SB 501 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Provides a motor fuel tax exemption for certain organizations that operate public mass transportation authorities

SB 505 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Provides that operating a motorcycle, in and of itself, shall not be considered evidence of comparative negligence and prohibits claims adjusters from assigning fault to a party simply because the party wa

SB 521 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Removes weight limitation on certain farm use vehicles so that any commercial motor vehicle operated in intrastate commerce bearing a class F plate will be exempt from specified commercial motor vehicle

SB 544 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Requires motor vehicle owners to deposit old license plates with the Department of Revenue as part of a recycling program to benefit certain nonprofit organizations

SB 547 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Creates an exception to the intermediate driver's license passenger restriction for students

SB 614 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Establishes an affirmative defense for motorcyclists who proceed through a malfunctioning red light and allows motorcycles to be equipped with headlamp modulators that meet federal standards

SB 709 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Prohibits automobile insurers from requiring the use of specific repair shops

SCR 11 --- Sponsor: Purgason, Chuck
: Urges Congress to repeal the implementation of the REAL ID Act

SJR 1 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Allows the Department of Transportation to construct and maintain toll roads

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:15 am