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H0643aa.......................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
MOTOR VEHICLES - AIRBAGS - Adds to existing law to provide that it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell or transfer ownership of a vehicle without
giving prior written notice to the purchaser or transferee if the person
knows or should reasonably know that any airbag or the airbag system is
inoperable; and to provide exceptions.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/21 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/25 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/26 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/04 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 63-3-4
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Boe,
Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
Kellogg(Duncan), Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd,
Smith(33), Smith(23), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail,
Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bruneel, Callister, Kendell
Absent and excused -- Bieter, Gagner, Roberts, Sellman
Floor Sponsor - Kunz
Title apvd - to Senate
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia,
Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Boatright
Title apvd - to House
03/15 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
Pres signed
03/15 To Governor
03/20 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 141
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 643
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE,
3 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-967, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT IT
4 SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL OR TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF A VEHI-
5 CLE WITHOUT GIVING PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IF
6 THE PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD REASONABLY KNOW THAT ANY AIR BAG OR THE AIR BAG
7 SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Chapter 9, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
11 ignated as Section 49-967, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
12 49-967. AIR BAGS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS -- DISCLOSURE IF INOPERABLE. (1) It
13 shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a
14 vehicle without giving prior written notice to the purchaser or transferee if
15 the person knows or should reasonably know that any air bag or the air bag
16 system is inoperable.
17 (2) The provisions of this section shall apply only to vehicles origi-
18 nally equipped with factory-installed air bags or an air bag system.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
Moved by Kunz
Seconded by Smith
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 643
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, following line 18, insert:
3 "(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a vehicle in which
4 a deployed air bag is visible in its deployed condition or to a vehicle from
5 which an air bag has been cut or torn away and that fact is plainly visible.".
6 CORRECTION TO TITLE
7 On page 1, in line 7, following "INOPERABLE" insert: "AND TO PROVIDE
8 EXCEPTIONS".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 643, As Amended
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE,
3 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-967, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT IT
4 SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL OR TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF A VEHI-
5 CLE WITHOUT GIVING PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IF
6 THE PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD REASONABLY KNOW THAT ANY AIR BAG OR THE AIR BAG
7 SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Chapter 9, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
11 ignated as Section 49-967, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
12 49-967. AIR BAGS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS -- DISCLOSURE IF INOPERABLE. (1) It
13 shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a
14 vehicle without giving prior written notice to the purchaser or transferee if
15 the person knows or should reasonably know that any air bag or the air bag
16 system is inoperable.
17 (2) The provisions of this section shall apply only to vehicles origi-
18 nally equipped with factory-installed air bags or an air bag system.
19 (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a vehicle in which
20 a deployed air bag is visible in its deployed condition or to a vehicle from
21 which an air bag has been cut or torn away and that fact is plainly visible.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12063
The purpose of this legislation is to protect Idaho Consumers
from purchasing a motor vehicle that has air bags that are
inoperable without being informed of this fact by the previous
owner in writing.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact
Name: Representative Kent Kunz
Phone: 332-1120
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 643