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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 322

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Relating to: immunity for motor vehicle sellers.

Damage personal injury Motor vehicle Motor vehicle — Certificate of title Motor vehicle — Drivers license Sales

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 this bill, a seller of a motor vehicle who holds legal title to the motor

vehicle and has transferred possession of the motor vehicle to a buyer is immune

from civil and criminal liability and is not responsible for local ordinance violations

committed involving the motor vehicle after the seller has signed the motor vehicle

title and given it to the buyer. The immunity provided under the bill does not apply

if death or injury was caused by the seller's willful or wanton acts or omissions. The

immunity under the bill also does not apply to motor vehicle or wholesale dealers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Smith (D)

25 cosponsors

C. Taylor (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Milroy (D) , Novak (R) , Plumer (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jul 23, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Nass, Olsen and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Hutton, James, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Milroy, Novak, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Stafsholt, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers

  2. Jul 23, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Oct 22, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1