General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5682
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5040
*05040HB05682TRA*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5682
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 5040
*05040HB05682TRA*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT CONCERNING BUSINESSES THAT CONSTRUCT TRAILERS WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OR LESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (48) of section 14-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
(48) "Manufacturer" means (A) a person, whether a resident or nonresident, engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new motor vehicles of a type required to be registered by the commissioner, for operation upon any highway, except [a utility trailer] any trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which are offered for sale in this state, or (B) a person who distributes new motor vehicles to new car dealers licensed in this state;
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2017 14-1(48)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2017
14-1(48)
Statement of Purpose:
To redefine "manufacturer" to exclude a person constructing or assembling any trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
H.B. 5682