Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes, upon request, the department of revenue to issue lien-free salvage certificates of title to a salvage pool operator under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 3, Part 2.
HB1648 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 528 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
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  • Actions For HB1648Date
    Effective date(s) 07/01/202403/15/2024
    Pub. Ch. 52803/15/2024
    Signed by Governor.03/07/2024
    Transmitted to Governor for his action.03/01/2024
    Signed by Senate Speaker02/28/2024
    Signed by H. Speaker02/28/2024
    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.02/27/2024
    H. concurred in S. am. no. SA 1 Ayes 91, Nays 1 PNV 0 HB164802/26/2024
    H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/26/2402/22/2024
    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 202/12/2024
    Senate adopted Amendment 1 (SA0517)02/12/2024
    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.02/12/2024
    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration02/12/2024
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.02/08/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/08/2024
    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 102/08/2024
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/202402/05/2024
    Objected to on Consent Calendar.02/05/2024
    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/5/202402/01/2024
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/1/202401/31/2024
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee01/30/2024
    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 1/30/202401/24/2024
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee01/24/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 1/24/202401/17/2024
    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee01/10/2024
    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee01/10/2024
    Intro., P1C.01/09/2024
    Filed for introduction01/08/2024
    Actions For SB1730Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 52803/15/2024
    Companion House Bill substituted02/12/2024
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/202402/09/2024
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 002/07/2024
    Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/7/202401/31/2024
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee01/22/2024
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/11/2024
    Filed for introduction01/10/2024
  • No amendments for HB1648.
    AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA0517Amendment 1-1 to SB1730Fiscal Memo for SA0517 (13038)  

    NOTE: Each fiscal memorandum applies only to the amendment(s) identified in the memorandum. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    NOT SIGNIFICANT


    Bill Summary

    This bill authorizes the insurance company to direct the salvage pool operator to release the vehicle to the owner or lienholder if an insurance company requests a salvage pool operator, the primary business of which is the sale of salvage vehicles on behalf of insurers, to take possession of a salvage vehicle that is the subject of an insurance claim and subsequently the insurance company does not take ownership of the vehicle.

    NOTICE

    This bill requires the insurance company to provide the salvage pool operator notice authorizing the salvage pool operator to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder. This notice may be sent via commercial delivery service, electronic mail, or a proprietary electronic system accessed by both the insurance company and the salvage pool operator.

    Upon receiving notice from an insurance company, this bill requires the salvage pool operator to send two notices a minimum of 14 days apart to the owner and any lienholder of the vehicle informing the owner or lienholder that the vehicle is available for pick up within 30 days of the date on which the first notice was sent. Each notice must include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to the salvage pool operator, and must inform the owner and any lienholder that the owner or lienholder has 30 days from the date of the first notice to pay any applicable charges and pick up the vehicle from the salvage pool operator. This notice must be sent by certified mail or by another commercially available delivery service providing proof of delivery to the address of the owner, and any lienholder, on record with the department of revenue ("department").

    NONRESPONSE TO NOTICE

    This bill provides that, if the owner or lienholder of the vehicle does not pick up the vehicle within 30 days of the date on which the first notice was sent to the owner or a lienholder in accordance with the above provisions, then the vehicle must be considered abandoned, the vehicle's certificate of title is deemed to be assigned to the salvage pool operator, and the salvage pool operator, without surrendering the certificate of title, may request on a form provided by the department that the department issue a lien-free salvage certificate of title for the vehicle. The request must be accompanied by a copy of the notice sent by the insurance company as required by this bill and evidence of delivery of the notices sent to the owner and any lienholder as required in this bill, or evidence that the notices sent to the owner and any lienholder were returned as undeliverable.

    LIEN-FREE SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

    This bill provides that, notwithstanding any outstanding liens against the vehicle, upon the department's receipt of any fee charged for a lien-free salvage certificate of title and a request for such title meeting the requirements of this bill, the department must issue a lien-free salvage certificate of title for the vehicle to the salvage pool operator in possession of the vehicle.

    ON FEBRUARY 12, 2024, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1648 FOR SENATE BILL 1730, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1648, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 limits the requirement that an insurance company must provide the salvage pool operator notice authorizing the operator to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder only if the insurance company directs the operator to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder.

  • FiscalNote for HB1648/SB1730 filed under HB1648
  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    HB1648 by McCalmon - FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 2/26/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................91
              Noes................................................1

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Barrett, Baum, Behn, Boyd, Bricken, Bulso, Burkhart, Butler, Camper, Capley, Carr, Carringer, Cepicky, Chism, Clemmons, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Davis, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Fritts, Gant, Garrett, Gillespie, Grills, Hakeem, Hale, Hardaway, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton-Haynes, Hemmer, Hicks G, Hicks T, Hill, Holsclaw, Howell, Hulsey, Hurt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Jones, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Lynn, Marsh, Martin B, Martin G, McCalmon, McKenzie, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Moon, Parkinson, Powell, Powers, Ragan, Raper, Reedy, Richey, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Shaw, Sherrell, Slater, Sparks, Stevens, Terry, Thompson, Todd, Travis, Vaughan, Vital, Warner, White, Whitson, Williams, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Sexton -- 91.
              Representatives voting no were: Pearson -- 1.

    HB1648 by McCalmon - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................93
              Noes................................................1
              Present and not voting...................1

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Barrett, Baum, Behn, Boyd, Bricken, Bulso, Burkhart, Butler, Camper, Capley, Carr, Carringer, Cepicky, Chism, Clemmons, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Davis, Dixie, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Fritts, Gant, Garrett, Glynn, Grills, Hakeem, Hale, Hardaway, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton-Haynes, Hemmer, Hicks G, Hicks T, Hill, Holsclaw, Howell, Hulsey, Hurt, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Jones, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Love, Lynn, Marsh, Martin B, Martin G, McCalmon, McKenzie, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Moon, Parkinson, Powell, Powers, Ragan, Raper, Reedy, Richey, Rudder, Russell, Shaw, Sherrell, Slater, Sparks, Stevens, Terry, Thompson, Todd, Towns, Travis, Vaughan, Warner, White, Whitson, Williams, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Sexton -- 93.
              Representatives voting no were: Pearson -- 1.
              Representatives present and not voting were: Gillespie -- 1.

              HB1648 by McCalmon - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/1/2024 2/1/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB1648 by McCalmon - HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/30/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Pearson requested to be recorded as voting No

              HB1648 by McCalmon - HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 1/24/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    Senate moved to substitute and conform to HB1648

    HB1648 by McCalmon - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/12/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................30
              Noes................................................0
              Present and not voting...................2

              Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Bailey, Bowling, Briggs, Campbell, Crowe, Gardenhire, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Lowe, Lundberg, Massey, Niceley, Oliver, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Rose, Southerland, Stevens, Swann, Taylor, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro -- 30.
              Senators present and not voting were: Kyle, Lamar -- 2.

    SB1730 by Massey - TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/7/2024
    Passed
              Ayes................................................9
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Bowling, Briggs, Campbell, Massey, Niceley, Pody, Powers, Taylor -- 9.