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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 144

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Relating to: removal and replacement of a vehicle or vehicle part identification number.

Garage Motor vehicle — Equipment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, no person may remove, alter, obliterate, or intentionally

make it impossible to read a vehicle or vehicle part identification number. A person

who violates this prohibition may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for

not more than six years, or both.

This bill creates an exception to this prohibition for persons who remove and

replace a decal that contains a vehicle or vehicle part identification number when

repairing a vehicle or vehicle part if the removal and replacement is reasonably

necessary for the repair.

Sponsors

Introduced by: E. Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Steffen (R) , Stuck (D) , Tusler (R) , Weatherston (R)

5 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, E. Brooks, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kremer, Kulp, Mursau, Stuck, Tusler and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski and Wirch

  2. Mar 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. May 23, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1