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H0760aa.............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
MOPED - Amends existing law relating to motor vehicles to revise the
definition of "moped" to include vehicles without pedals that are powered
solely by electrical energy.
03/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/03 Rpt prt - to Transp
03/09 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/13 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/14 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/16 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 63-1-6
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao,
Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet,
Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin,
McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Sali, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Smylie, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Rydalch
Absent and excused -- Bastian, Bayer, Crow, Harwood, Snodgrass, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Kemp
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/22 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark),
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Brandt
Title apvd - to House
03/30 To enrol
03/31 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/03 Pres signed - To Governor
04/07 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 360
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 760
BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE LAW DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-114, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "MOPED."
4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 SECTION 1. That Section 49-114, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 49-114. DEFINITIONS -- M. (1) "Major component part" means a rear clip,
8 cowl, frame or inner structure forward of the cowl, body, cab, front end
9 assembly, front clip or such other part which is critical to the safety of the
10 vehicle.
11 (2) "Manifest" means a form used for identifying the quantity, composi-
12 tion, origin, routing, waste or material identification code and destination
13 of hazardous material or hazardous waste during any transportation within,
14 through, or to any destination in this state.
15 (3) "Manufactured home." (See section 39-4105, Idaho Code)
16 (4) "Manufacturer" means every person engaged in the business of con-
17 structing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be registered at an
18 established place of business in this state. The term, for purposes of sec-
19 tions 49-1613 through 49-1615, 49-1617, 49-1622 and 49-1623, Idaho Code, shall
20 include a distributor and other factory representatives.
21 (5) "Manufacturer's year designation" means the model year designated by
22 the vehicle manufacturer, and not the year in which the vehicle is, in fact,
23 manufactured.
24 (6) "Maximum gross weight" means the scale weight of a vehicle, equipped
25 for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried as
26 declared by the owner in making application for registration. When a vehicle
27 against which a registration fee is assessed is a combination of vehicles, the
28 term "maximum gross weight" means the combined maximum gross weights of all
29 vehicles in the combination.
30 (7) "Metal tire." (See "Tires," section 49-121, Idaho Code)
31 (8) "Mileage" means actual distance that a vehicle has traveled.
32 (9) "Moped" means a limited-speed motor-driven cycle having both motor-
33 ized and pedal propulsion that is not capable of propelling the vehicle at a
34 speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground, whether two (2)
35 or three (3) wheels are in contact with the ground during operation. If an
36 internal combustion engine is used, the displacement shall not exceed fifty
37 (50) cubic centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that
38 functions directly or automatically without clutching or shifting by the oper-
39 ator after the drive system is engaged. A moped shall also mean a two (2)
40 wheeled or three (3) wheeled vehicle having no pedals, which is powered solely
41 by electrical energy, has an automatic transmission, a motor which produces
42 less than two (2) gross brake horsepower, and is capable of propelling the
43 device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level
2
1 ground.
2 (10) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for
3 the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels
4 in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and moped.
5 (11) "Motor carrier" means an individual, partnership, corporation or
6 other legal entity engaged in the transportation by motor vehicle of persons
7 or property in the furtherance of a business or for hire.
8 (12) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide temporary
9 living quarters, built into an integral part or permanently attached to a
10 self-propelled motor vehicle chassis. The vehicle must contain permanently
11 installed independent life support systems which meet the American National
12 Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.7 Standard for Recreational Vehicles, and pro-
13 vide at least four (4) of the following facilities: cooking, refrigeration or
14 ice box, self-contained toilet, heating and/or air conditioning, a potable
15 water supply system, including a faucet and sink, separate 110-125 volt elec-
16 trical power supply and/or LP-gas supply.
17 (13) "Motorized wheelchair" means a motor vehicle with a speed not in
18 excess of eight (8) miles per hour, designed for and used by a handicapped
19 person.
20 (14) "Motor number." (See "Identifying number," section 49-110, Idaho
21 Code)
22 (15) "Motor vehicle." (See "Vehicle," section 49-123, Idaho Code)
23 (16) "Motor vehicle liability policy" means an owner's or operator's pol-
24 icy of liability insurance, certified as provided in section 49-1210, Idaho
25 Code, as proof of financial responsibility, and issued by an insurance carrier
26 duly authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the benefit of
27 the person named therein as insured.
28 (17) "Motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to a motor
29 vehicle registration, motor vehicle title or identification documents or other
30 similar credentials issued by the department or other state or local agency.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
Moved by Kemp
Seconded by Wood
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 760
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 32 through 43 and insert:
3 "(9) "Moped" means a limited-speed motor-driven cycle having:
4 (a) Bboth motorized and pedal propulsion that is not capable of propel-
5 ling the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour on
6 level ground, whether two (2) or three (3) wheels are in contact with the
7 ground during operation. If an internal combustion engine is used, the
8 displacement shall not exceed fifty (50) cubic centimeters and the moped
9 shall have a power drive system that functions directly or automatically
10 without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is
11 engaged.; or
12 (b) Two (2) wheels or three (3) wheels with no pedals, which is powered
13 solely by electrical energy, has an automatic transmission, a motor which
14 produces less than two (2) gross brake horsepower, is capable of propel-
15 ling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per
16 hour on level".
17 On page 2, in line 1, following "ground" insert: "and as originally manu-
18 factured, meets federal motor vehicle safety standards for motor-driven
19 cycles".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 760, As Amended
BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE LAW DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-114, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "MOPED."
4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 SECTION 1. That Section 49-114, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 49-114. DEFINITIONS -- M. (1) "Major component part" means a rear clip,
8 cowl, frame or inner structure forward of the cowl, body, cab, front end
9 assembly, front clip or such other part which is critical to the safety of the
10 vehicle.
11 (2) "Manifest" means a form used for identifying the quantity, composi-
12 tion, origin, routing, waste or material identification code and destination
13 of hazardous material or hazardous waste during any transportation within,
14 through, or to any destination in this state.
15 (3) "Manufactured home." (See section 39-4105, Idaho Code)
16 (4) "Manufacturer" means every person engaged in the business of con-
17 structing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be registered at an
18 established place of business in this state. The term, for purposes of sec-
19 tions 49-1613 through 49-1615, 49-1617, 49-1622 and 49-1623, Idaho Code, shall
20 include a distributor and other factory representatives.
21 (5) "Manufacturer's year designation" means the model year designated by
22 the vehicle manufacturer, and not the year in which the vehicle is, in fact,
23 manufactured.
24 (6) "Maximum gross weight" means the scale weight of a vehicle, equipped
25 for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried as
26 declared by the owner in making application for registration. When a vehicle
27 against which a registration fee is assessed is a combination of vehicles, the
28 term "maximum gross weight" means the combined maximum gross weights of all
29 vehicles in the combination.
30 (7) "Metal tire." (See "Tires," section 49-121, Idaho Code)
31 (8) "Mileage" means actual distance that a vehicle has traveled.
32 (9) "Moped" means a limited-speed motor-driven cycle having:
33 (a) Bboth motorized and pedal propulsion that is not capable of propel-
34 ling the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour on
35 level ground, whether two (2) or three (3) wheels are in contact with the
36 ground during operation. If an internal combustion engine is used, the
37 displacement shall not exceed fifty (50) cubic centimeters and the moped
38 shall have a power drive system that functions directly or automatically
39 without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is
40 engaged.; or
41 (b) Two (2) wheels or three (3) wheels with no pedals, which is powered
42 solely by electrical energy, has an automatic transmission, a motor which
43 produces less than two (2) gross brake horsepower, is capable of propel-
2
1 ling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per
2 hour on level ground and as originally manufactured, meets federal motor
3 vehicle safety standards for motor-driven cycles.
4 (10) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for
5 the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels
6 in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and moped.
7 (11) "Motor carrier" means an individual, partnership, corporation or
8 other legal entity engaged in the transportation by motor vehicle of persons
9 or property in the furtherance of a business or for hire.
10 (12) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide temporary
11 living quarters, built into an integral part or permanently attached to a
12 self-propelled motor vehicle chassis. The vehicle must contain permanently
13 installed independent life support systems which meet the American National
14 Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.7 Standard for Recreational Vehicles, and pro-
15 vide at least four (4) of the following facilities: cooking, refrigeration or
16 ice box, self-contained toilet, heating and/or air conditioning, a potable
17 water supply system, including a faucet and sink, separate 110-125 volt elec-
18 trical power supply and/or LP-gas supply.
19 (13) "Motorized wheelchair" means a motor vehicle with a speed not in
20 excess of eight (8) miles per hour, designed for and used by a handicapped
21 person.
22 (14) "Motor number." (See "Identifying number," section 49-110, Idaho
23 Code)
24 (15) "Motor vehicle." (See "Vehicle," section 49-123, Idaho Code)
25 (16) "Motor vehicle liability policy" means an owner's or operator's pol-
26 icy of liability insurance, certified as provided in section 49-1210, Idaho
27 Code, as proof of financial responsibility, and issued by an insurance carrier
28 duly authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the benefit of
29 the person named therein as insured.
30 (17) "Motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to a motor
31 vehicle registration, motor vehicle title or identification documents or other
32 similar credentials issued by the department or other state or local agency.
REVISED REVISED REVISED REVISED
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16155
The purpose of the legislation is to update Idaho's
definition of a Moped. Vehicle and transportation technology has
changed since the code was originally written. This bill allows
for the new technology that meets road safety standards to be
licensed.
FISCAL NOTE
No fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Representative Kemp
Phone: 208-332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 760 AA