FL S.B. 124 goes to Senate Mar. 13th
 

Need to keep this going by showing your support.

Details:
Jason Tolleson, jasont@sema.org
SEMA 202/783-6007, ext. 39

URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (HEARING NOTICE)

Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill
Approved by House Infrastructure Committee;
Senate Version Scheduled for March 13th Hearing
SEMA model legislation to amend the vehicle titling and registration classifications for street rods and create a classification for custom vehicles was approved on Mar. 8th by the House Infrastructure Committee. An identical Senate version of the bill (S.B. 124) will be considered by the Senate Transportation committee on Mar. 13th. Both bills define a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948. Under the bill, kit cars and replica vehicles will be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble. The bill mirrors model legislation created by SEMA and recently enacted in Illinois, Missouri, Rhode Island, Montana, Hawaii, Maine and Colorado.

We Urge You to Contact Members of the Senate Transportation Committee (List Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for S.B. 124
• S.B. 124 provides specific registration and titling classes for street rods and customs, including kits and replicas.
• S.B. 124 allows for the use of non-original materials and creates a titling criterion that assigns these vehicles the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble.
• S.B. 124 exempts street rods and customs from emissions inspections and exempt street rods and custom vehicles from a range of standard equipment requirements (only that equipment required in the model year that the vehicle resembles).
• S.B. 124 provides that vehicles titled and registered as street rods and custom vehicles may only be used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, etc. and not for general daily transportation.
• S.B. 124 permits the use of blue dot taillights on street rods and custom vehicles.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Senate Transportation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to urge their support for S.B. 124.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to stevem@sema.org. Thank you for your assistance.

Florida Senate Transportation Committee

Chair: Carey Baker
baker.carey.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5014
Vice Chair: Larcenia J. Bullard
bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5127
Lee Constantine
constantine.lee.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5050
Paula Dockery
dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5040
Arthenia L. Joyner
joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5059
Gwen Margolis
margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5121
J. Alex Villalobos
villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov
(850) 487-5130
Daniel Webster
(850) 487-5047


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This FL hearing starts Tuesday, still time to send in some emails.