MOTOR VEHICLES

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2008)
Bills Indexed by Subject
MOTOR VEHICLES

: Changes the laws regarding transportation

: Allows any family member older than 21 years of age to give written permission for a temporary instruction permit application and to occupy the seat beside the driver with a temporary permit

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

: Authorizes an individual income tax deduction for the purchase of a hybrid motor vehicle manufactured in the United States

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

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Red Light Enforcement Act which allows political entities to establish automated photo red light enforcement systems to detect red light signal violations

: Phases out the personal property tax on motor vehicles

: Prohibits a person from operating a motorcycle or motortricyle while carrying a passenger 10 years of age or younger

: Requires only persons younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear when operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle or motortricycle

: 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

: Expands the crimes of involuntary manslaughter and assault of a law enforcement officer, emergency personnel, or probation and parole officer in all degrees to include highway workers in work zones

: Authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission to implement and administer a state plan to conform with the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005

: Changes the laws regarding ignition interlock devices and a prior plea to an alcohol-related traffic offense

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

: Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle on public property while using a wireless telephone with certain exceptions

: 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 every applicant for a motorcycle license or endorsement to show proof that he or she has successfully completed an approved motorcycle training course

: Changes the laws regarding transportation

: Exempts motor vehicles newer than six years old from the motor vehicle safety inspection requirements when renewing or reregistering a license

: Raises the legal driving age from 16 to 18 years of age and the age to obtain an instruction permit from 15 to 17 years of age

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

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

: 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

: Creates an affirmative defense for a person operating a motorcycle who enters or crosses an intersection controlled by a traffic signal against a red light under certain circumstances

: Sets the speed limits for certain motor vehicles and the number of consecutive hours a driver may operate a motor vehicle within the state

: Repeals the laws requiring motor vehicle safety inspections for most vehicles effective January 1, 2009

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

: Allows an applicant to present a photocopy of his or her birth certificate, along with another form of approved identification, in order to prove lawful presence for driver's license purposes

: Authorizes an exemption from the alternative fuel decal and tax requirement for historical vehicles powered by liquid petroleum or natural gas

: Changes the laws regarding the sale of nonrepairable motor vehicles or salvage vehicles to a person who is not a resident of the United States at a salvage pool or salvage disposal sale

: Restricts the driver's license of a registered sexual offender to no more than one year and revokes the license if the offender fails to register as required by law

: Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2008, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"

: 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

: Allows mobility motor vehicle dealers to purchase new motor vehicles and equip them for retail sale as mobility motor vehicles

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

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

: Creates the crime of using a mobile communication device while operating a motor vehicle if the driver is younger than 18 years of age

: Prohibits the violation of a person's privacy rights in order to obtain or renew a driver's license

: Requires a driver's license applicant younger than 18 years of age to show documentation that he or she is enrolled in school, has at least a 90% attendance rate, and at least a 1.75 grade point average

: Allows various political entities to establish automated photo red light enforcement systems to detect red light signal violations

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

: Establishes additional requirements for individuals younger than 18 years of age to obtain an intermediate driver's license

: Allows a temporary exemption from the proof of lawful presence requirement when victims of domestic violence apply for a driver's license or instruction permit

: Establishes the Missouri Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

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

: Requires animal-drawn vehicles to display reflective tape meeting certain standards on the rear and on the front corners of the vehicle

: Allows for automated speed enforcement in construction and work zones when workers are present

: Exempts first classification counties from the procedural requirements when establishing regulations related solely to speed limits

: Prohibits insurance companies from acquiring any ownership interest in an auto body repair shop or offering an incentive for a referral to a specific auto body repair shop

: Exempts most new vehicles assembled and sold in Missouri from any state or local sales or use tax

: Prohibits a person from initiating a civil action against any licensed motor vehicle dealer with whom the person did not directly and personally negotiate or communicate

: Establishes the Missouri Vehicle Protection Product Act regarding persons selling vehicle protection warranty agreements

: Prohibits insurers from assigning a percentage of fault to a party based solely upon the fact that the party was operating a motorcycle in an otherwise legal manner

: Requires certain wrecker and towing services to be licensed and requires the Department of Public Safety to place a licensed wrecker or towing service on the State Highway Patrol's rotation log

: Repeals the provisions authorizing the creation of new special license plates and requires organizations seeking special plates to first obtain approval from the General Assembly

: Changes the laws regarding certain cities' power to grade streets and increases the rate of a special road rock fund tax in certain counties

: Requires purchasers of vehicles sold for salvage, dismantling, or rebuilding to present a title to the Department of Revenue within 10 days of the purchase, regardless of the vehicle's age

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

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

: Creates the crimes of operation of a vehicle causing injury, operation of a vehicle causing serious injury, and operation of a vehicle causing death

: Specifies that licensed ambulances must not be treated as common or contract carriers under the jurisdiction of the Highways and Transportation Commission

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

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicles, trailers, vessels, outboard motors, and aircraft

: Requires certified law enforcement officers to review video footage of red light cameras prior to issuing summons and requires positive identification of the license plate of the vehicle

: Changes the laws regarding tax incentives for certain alternative fuel uses and authorizes an individual income tax deduction for the purchase of a qualified hybrid vehicle

: Requires new parking lots and parking lots being restriped after August 28, 2008, to have a certain number of lift van accessible only parking spaces

: Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2008 which changes the laws regarding uninsured motorists

: Specifies that any person who commits a steady red light violation that is detected and enforced through an automated photo red light enforcement system will be guilty of an infraction

: Allows a lender to sell, charge a fee for, or finance as part of a loan a motor vehicle extended service contract or a home or automobile security plan

: Prohibits an individual with a temporary instruction permit or an intermediate driver's license from operating a motor vehicle while using a cell phone except under certain conditions

: Lowers the assessment percentage for personal property taxation purposes on vehicles necessary for transporting physically disabled individuals from 33.3% to 12%

: Defines "intoxication-related traffic homicide" and expands certain intoxication-related traffic offenses to include intoxication-related traffic homicide

: Imposes additional penalties on a person who has been convicted of an intoxication-related traffic offense when his or her blood-alcohol content was .16 of 1% or higher

: Establishes a procedure allowing automobile repair businesses to sell vehicles that have been abandoned by the owner at the repair shop

: Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt, with certain exceptions, and allows law enforcement officers to make traffic stops of certain persons solely for this violation

: Allows an exemption to the physician's statement requirement for disabled license plates and placards for a person who is required to abstain from medical care due to religious affiliation

: Allows for recovery of reasonable towing and storage fees associated with towing an abandoned vehicle and the suspension of driver's licenses and vehicle registrations for failure to pay towing charges

: Authorizes a reduction in the motor fuel tax rate if the average price per gallon of motor fuel in Missouri exceeds certain dollar amounts

: Allows a "GOLD STAR FAMILY" special license plate for any immediate family member of a United States military member who was a Missouri resident killed in the line of duty

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle dealerships as they relate to manufacturer-authorized warranty work and repair when a dealership is discontinued

: Authorizes a reduction in the motor fuel tax rate if the average price per gallon of motor fuel in Missouri exceeds $3.50 for three consecutive weeks

: Changes the laws regarding sales tax on motor vehicles

: Specifies that a person's prior plea of guilty or a finding of guilty in an intoxication-related traffic offense must be considered when determining his or her punishment for a similar new offense

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

SB 725 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies provisions regarding sales taxation of trade-in or exchange transactions

SB 731 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Exempts certain motorists from submitting their motor vehicles to safety or emissions inspections when renewing their registrations if certain conditions are met

SB 749 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Creates various tax incentives for certain energy uses

SB 760 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Authorizes the State 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 761 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various laws relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles

SB 774 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies various laws relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles

SB 775 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Prohibits automobile insurers from requiring the use of specific repair shops and imposes certain conditions on physical damage appraisers

SB 793 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Allows Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions

SB 808 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Limits the types of individuals and organizations to whom the director of the department of revenue may award fee office contracts

SB 811 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Creates a tax credit for the use of idle reduction technology

SB 841 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Increases weight limit for certain motor vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology

SB 856 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Creates the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal specialized license plate

SB 868 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Makes it an unfair practice for an insurance company not to follow all components of a repair manual when appraising a damaged vehicle

SB 884 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Modifies Missouri's seat belt law by making it applicable to all passengers and allows for primary enforcement

SB 887 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
: Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone under certain circumstances

SB 892 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Prohibits local governments from using automated photo red light enforcement systems unless the traffic control signals are also equipped with devices that display the numerical time remaining befor

SB 902 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met

SB 903 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Modifies law with respect to the regulation of household good movers

SB 924 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Creates a state and local sales tax exemption for sales of motor vehicles assembled and sold in this state

SB 936 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Allow motorists to operate vehicles without current registrations for the purpose of resetting emissions readiness monitors in order to pass emissions inspection retests

SB 937 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Allows utility vehicles to be operated upon Missouri highways

SB 963 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Requires law enforcement agencies to establish rotation lists of towing truck companies to be called for removing disabled vehicles

SB 986 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Requires motor vehicle physical damage appraisers to give consumers written estimates for labor and parts for motor vehicle repairs

SB 1067 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Exempts persons 21 years of age or older from wearing protective headgear except when operating or riding motorcycles upon interstate highways

SB 1133 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Repeals the current statutory requirement that a 1st class county hold 3 public hearings and publish notice in 2 local newspapers prior to adopting a traffic regulation

SB 1148 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Requires automobile insurers to provide premium discounts for installing anti-theft mechanisms

SB 1163 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Modifies the school bus endorsement criminal background check procedure

SB 1195 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Requires written test for a hazardous materials endorsement to be administered in English and prohibits the use of language interpreters in connection with it

SB 1239 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
: Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons under 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has complied with school district standards

SB 1265 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Imposes various regulations (hours of operation, vehicle safety, drug and alcohol screening, etc.) on contract carriers that transport railroad employees

SB 1281 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Requires motor vehicle dealers to collect and remit sales tax

SB 1284 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Establishes an administrative procedure to suspend driver's licenses and motor vehicle registrations for failure to pay towing charges

SJR 31 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Proposes constitutional change to allow Department of Transportation to construct and maintain toll roads

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Last Updated May 27, 2008 at 4:57 pm