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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 674 2024 Regular Session Bryant
MOTOR VEHICLES: Authorizes a local governing authority to adopt ordinances to address
blighted property with purported collector's automobiles
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Provides that proposed law shall be known as the "Deedy Reed Community
Clean up Act".
2.Excepts parishes with a population between 420,000 and 430,000 persons from
the provisions of proposed law.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law authorizes collectors to store motor vehicles of historic or special interest or parts
cars on their property provided the cars and the storage areas are maintained in a way that
does not pose a health, safety, or fire hazard.
Proposed law instead provides specific requirements regarding the storage of such vehicles
and parts cars and provides that vehicles and parts cars that are not stored as provided in
proposed law may be deemed a nuisance by a parish or municipal governing authority.
Present law authorizes a governing authority of a parish or municipality to enact ordinances
regulating or prohibiting the storing or abandoning of junk, wrecked, or used automobiles
or motor vehicles and other junk items.
Proposed law retains present law and makes it applicable to abandoned or stored motor
vehicles which could be deemed of historic or special interest.
Present law provides for motor vehicles of historic or special interest or parts cars to be
disposed of by contacting a club or chapter of a national organization that restores historic
or special interest vehicles.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Proposed law provides for junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle to be deemed
a nuisance. Provides as follows with respect to such nuisance vehicles:
(1)Provides that maintaining such a nuisance vehicle is an offense punishable by a fine
not to exceed $200 and removal of the nuisance.
(2)Authorizes parish and municipal governing authorities to abate and remove such
nuisance vehicles. Provides procedural requirements including notice and hearing
requirements.
(3)Provides for the removal of the nuisance vehicle to a scrap yard or vehicle
demolisher. Provides that the municipality or parish shall proceed to dismantle or
process for recycling a nuisance vehicle as an entity who has the rights to sell or
transfer the vehicle as provided in present law.
Proposed law excepts parishes with a population between 420,000 and 430,000 persons from
the provisions of proposed law.
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Proposed law provides that proposed law shall be known as the "Deedy Reed Community
Clean up Act".
(Amends R.S. 32:442(4) and 443 and R.S. 33:4876(A) and (B); Adds R.S. 33:4876.1-4876.6;
Repeals R.S. 32:446)
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