| 3 | 3 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | Creating the House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor1 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue, there has been a dramatic3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | increase in the number of illegal temporary operating permits issued by Georgia licensed4 |
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| 8 | 8 | | dealers in this state and in other states; and5 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, the department reports that a substantial number of licensed dealers are selling6 |
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| 10 | 10 | | temporary operating permits, which is illegal, and improperly issuing multiple temporary7 |
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| 11 | 11 | | operating permits to customers when the dealers cannot timely process the title application;8 |
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| 12 | 12 | | and9 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, lawmakers and industry leaders have expressed concerns over the abuse of10 |
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| 14 | 14 | | dealer plates with how the plates are used to avoid the payment of title ad valorem taxes on11 |
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| 15 | 15 | | luxury motor vehicles and to avoid personal responsibility for citations for moving violations12 |
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| 16 | 16 | | and unpaid tolls; and13 |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the department reports that it has discovered licensed motor vehicle dealers14 |
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| 19 | 20 | | selling or renting their dealer plates, which is illegal, and even sharing forged copies of their15 |
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| 20 | 21 | | dealer plates; and16 |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, law enforcement officials report that criminals in Georgia and other states have17 |
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| 22 | 23 | | used illegally issued temporary operating permits, rented dealer plates, and forged copies of18 |
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| 23 | 24 | | dealer plates to move stolen motor vehicles and drugs, avoid payment of title ad valorem tax19 |
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| 24 | 25 | | and title and registration fees, operate vehicles without passing required federal emissions20 |
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| 25 | 26 | | standards, and operate vehicles without minimum liability insurance; and21 |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, although temporary operating permits and motor vehicle dealer license plates22 |
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| 27 | 28 | | are overseen by the Department of Revenue, used car dealers are currently regulated by the23 |
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| 28 | 29 | | State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts24 |
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| 29 | 30 | | Dealers which is overseen by the Secretary of State's office; and25 |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, study is needed to determine whether regulation of the used motor vehicle26 |
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| 31 | 32 | | industry would be best suited within the same agency that is responsible for issuing license27 |
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| 32 | 33 | | plates that are essential for the operation of such business.28 |
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| 33 | 34 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:29 |
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| 34 | 35 | | (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee30 |
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| 35 | 36 | | on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor31 |
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| 36 | 37 | | Vehicle Parts Dealers.32 |
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| 37 | 38 | | (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of the following33 |
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| 38 | 39 | | members:34 |
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| 39 | 40 | | (A) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint four members of the35 |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives as members of the committee, one of whom shall be the36 |
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| 42 | 44 | | chairperson of the House Committee on Motor Vehicles and one of whom shall be the37 |
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| 43 | 45 | | chairperson of the House Committee on Regulated Industries. The Speaker of the38 |
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| 44 | 46 | | House of Representatives shall also designate one of such members as chairperson;39 |
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| 45 | 47 | | (B) The Secretary of State or his or her designee;40 |
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| 46 | 48 | | (C) The commissioner of the Department of Revenue or his or her designee;41 |
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| 47 | 49 | | (D) One representative from a state or local law enforcement agency with experience42 |
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| 48 | 50 | | in motor vehicle crimes, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of43 |
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| 49 | 51 | | Representatives; and44 |
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| 50 | 52 | | (E) One member of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board,45 |
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| 51 | 53 | | who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.46 |
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| 52 | 54 | | (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,47 |
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| 53 | 55 | | issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or48 |
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| 54 | 56 | | legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.49 |
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| 55 | 57 | | (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee50 |
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| 56 | 58 | | may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or51 |
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| 57 | 59 | | convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and52 |
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| 58 | 60 | | accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.53 |
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| 59 | 61 | | (5) Allowances, expenses, and funding.54 |
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| 60 | 62 | | (A) The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided55 |
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| 61 | 63 | | for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.56 |
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| 62 | 64 | | (B) Members of the committee who are state officials, other than legislative members,57 |
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| 63 | 65 | | or state employees shall receive no compensation for their services on the committee,58 |
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| 64 | 66 | | but they may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the performance of their59 |
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| 65 | 67 | | duties as members of the committee in the same manner as they are reimbursed for60 |
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| 66 | 68 | | expenses in their capacities as state officials or employees.61 |
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| 67 | 69 | | (C) Members of the committee who are not legislators, state officials, or state62 |
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| 68 | 70 | | employees shall receive a daily expense allowance in an amount the same as that63 |
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| 75 | 78 | | authorized. Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come69 |
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| 76 | 79 | | from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives; except that funds for the70 |
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| 77 | 80 | | reimbursement of the expenses of state officials, other than legislative members, and71 |
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| 78 | 81 | | state employees shall come from funds appropriated to or otherwise available to their72 |
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| 79 | 82 | | respective agencies.73 |
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| 80 | 83 | | (6) Report.74 |
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| 81 | 84 | | (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that75 |
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| 82 | 85 | | include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the76 |
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| 83 | 86 | | same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to77 |
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| 84 | 87 | | subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.78 |
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| 85 | 88 | | (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for79 |
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| 86 | 89 | | proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)80 |
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| 87 | 90 | | of this paragraph.81 |
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| 88 | 91 | | (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of82 |
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| 89 | 92 | | abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. 83 |
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| 90 | 93 | | A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with84 |
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| 91 | 94 | | the Clerk of the House of Representatives.85 |
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| 92 | 95 | | (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the86 |
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| 93 | 96 | | House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu87 |
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| 94 | 97 | | thereof.88 |
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| 95 | 98 | | (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.89 |
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