HCSHB443--MOTORVEHICLESAFETY
SPONSOR: Marquart
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonTransportation Infrastructure byavoteof13to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
443.
Thisbillprovidesthataminimumfeeof$6maybechargedbythe
StateHighwayPatrolforanyrecordsrequestforaMissouriUniform
CrashReportorMarineAccidentInvestigationReportwherethereis
anallowablefeeoflessthan$6.Such$6feewillbeinplaceof
theallowablefeeoflessthan$6.Thefeemaybeincreasedbyno
morethan$1everyotheryearstartingAugust28,2024butmustnot
exceed$10.
Children,untiltheageoftwo,mustbesecuredinarear-facing
childpassengerrestraintsystem,exceptachildthisagemayface
forwardwhenthechildreachesahighestrear-facingweightor
heightallowedbythemanufacturerofthecarseat.Children
weighingatleast80pounds,morethanfourfeetnineinchesin
height,andatleasteightyearsinagemustbesecuredbyaseat
beltunderSection307.178,RSMo. Thebillrepealstheprovision
thatexemptsfromthechildrestraintlawschildreninanimmediate
familywhentherearelessseatbeltsthanchildren. Thebillmakes
allviolationsofthissectionafractionpunishablebyafineof
notmorethat$50.
Thebillrequiresthatusedmotorvehiclesgetaninspectionatthe
seller'sexpensenomorethan60dayspriortoasale.The
inspectionisnotrequiredforvehicleshavinglessthan40,000
milesforthethree-yearperiodfollowingthemodelyearof
manufacture. Thesellermustpresentthebuyerwiththe
certificateofinspectionandapproval,whomustthensubmitthe
certificateofinspectionwhenapplyingforaregistration.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthefeesforthehighwaypatrol
areverymuchneeded.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Marquart;
MissouriInsuranceCoalition;andCollinM.Stosberg,Missouri
HighwayPatrol. OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.