HB 649 (2025)
Establish new requirement to maintain vehicles
This bill is still active.
Removes the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminates funding for the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Abatement Fund.
The Senate rewrote the bill. The new bill establishes a duty for motorists to maintain vehicles, and defines specific mechanical and structural defects that render a vehicle unsafe. Law enforcement would be able to conduct limited safety inspections and issue a "defective equipment tag," giving the driver seven days to repair the defect. Lastly, the bill restricts the sale and registration of vehicles that fail to meet safety standards.
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