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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room C450, State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 17, 2011

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Bradley M. Daw, Chair
                    Rep. Johnny Anderson, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Janice M. Fisher
                    Rep. Julie Fisher    
                    Rep. Steve Handy            
                    Rep. Todd Kiser
                    Rep. Bradley Last
                    Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
                    Rep. Jim Nielson
                    Rep. Jeremy Peterson
                    Rep. Val Peterson
                    Rep. Ken Sumsion

MEMBERS EXCUSED:        Rep. Wayne A. Harper
                    Rep. Lynn N. Hemingway
                    
STAFF PRESENT:            Leif Elder, Policy Analyst
                    Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes .


Rep. Daw called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Handy moved to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2011 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Julie Fisher, Rep. Harper, and Rep. Anderson, absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 136    Boating Amendments (Sen. C. Bramble) (Rep. R. Menlove)

This bill was not considered.

H.B. 227    Test Driving Vehicles (Rep. F. Cox)

Rep. Cox introduced the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 21 :    

             14          .    provides that before a motor vehicle dealer allows a permissive user other than


an
             15      officer, agent, or employee of a motor vehicle business to operate a motor vehicle
             16      owned by the dealer:
             17              .    the dealer shall provide written notification to the permissive user that the
             18      liability insurance coverage of the permissive user shall be the primary
             19      coverage
{   ;   } and

             20              
{   .       } the permissive user shall sign the written notification;        or

        . the dealer shall prominently display a sign on the premises of the motor vehicle business that notifies the permissive user that the liability insurance coverage of the permissive user shall be the primary coverage;  

             21          .    provides that if a motor vehicle business fails to provide the
{   written   } notification:


2.    Page 1, Line 27 through Page 2, Line 28 :    

             27          .    provides that
  under certain circumstances,       a motor vehicle dealer is required to have on file a signed, written

             28      notification at any time a permissive user is operating a motor vehicle owned by the dealer; and

3.    Page 7, Lines 190 through 201 :    

             190          41-3-901. Motor vehicle liability coverage for permissive user of motor vehicle.
             191          (1) Before a motor vehicle dealer allows a permissive user other than an officer, agent,
             192      or employee of a motor vehicle business to operate a motor vehicle owned by the dealer
{   :   }        , the dealer shall provide notification to the permissive user that the liability insurance coverage of the permissive user shall be the primary coverage as required by Subsection 31A-22-303(2)(b).

    (2) Notification under Subsection (1) shall be provided as follows:  

             193          (a)
  (i)       the dealer shall provide written notification to the permissive user that the liability

             194      insurance coverage of the permissive user shall be the primary coverage as required by
             195      Subsection 31A-22-303 (2)(b); and
             196          
{   (b)   }        (ii)       the permissive user shall sign the written notification provided by the dealer under

             197      Subsection
{   (1)(a)   }        (2)(a)(i)            {   .   }        ; or

    (b) the dealer shall prominently display a sign on the premises of the motor vehicle business that notifies the permissive user that the liability insurance coverage of the permissive user shall be the primary coverage as required by Subsection 31A-22-303(2)(b).      

             198          
{   (2) The motor vehicle   }        (3) If the dealer provides notification in the manner described under Subsection (2)(a), the       dealer shall have on file a signed, written notification under

             199      Subsection
{   (1)   }        (2)(a)       at any time a permissive user is operating a motor vehicle owned by the dealer.

             200          (3) A person who violates this section is not subject to the criminal penalties described
             201      in Section 41-3-701
  or any other criminal penalties       .


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sumsion absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah

MOTION:    Rep. Last moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Daw adjourned the meeting at 9:36 a.m.










                             
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                                 Rep. Bradley M. Daw, Chair