May 2024 Legislative Liaison Report

Local items of interest

We are coming to the end of another legislative session, right now the legislators are focusing on the budget issues and closing out the last of the bills.  Right now this is where our bills are at, as you can see we need to make an effort on educating people on lane filtering and Right of Way violation importance along with the Anti Profiling bill, we can get these passed it just requires getting the information out.

SB83- Anti Profiling Bill - Motorcycle profiling; requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policy, review training, and address issues pertaining to motorcycle profiling

Authored by Senator Dahm and Murdock

Last Update: Died in Public Safety Committee

HB 3309 - Right of Way Violation - Motor vehicles; requiring payment of fee for certain convictions; modifying fee

Authored by Representative Fugate

Last Update:  Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Did not make it to House Floor vote

HB3979 - Lane Filtering - Motor vehicles; defining term; allowing for lane filtering under certain conditions

Authored by Representative Echols

Last Update:  Died on Rules committee

HB3582 - Lane Filtering - Motor vehicles; motorcycles; defining term; allowing for lane filtering under certain conditions

Authored by Representative Pae

Last Update: Measure failed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 62 on the House floor

HB1076 - Handlebar Height - Motor vehicles; deleting limitation on the height of motorcycle handlebars

Authored by Representative Luttrell and Representative Coleman

Last Update:  Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed - Died in committee

HB2426 - Anti Profiling - Motorcycles; requiring certain policy adoption pertaining to motorcycle profiling

Authored by Representative May and Representative Rogers

Last Update:  Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0  awaiting Governor's signature

The next MEAL will be held February 20th 2025 starting at 9am, we will be on the 2nd floor again, this gives you almost a full year to start getting people together to show up in force.  We get things accomplished when we show up in force, this year we had 57 next year lets try for 107.

Federal items

S.2090, the “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act.” The bill would amend the Clean Air Act to prevent a ban on the sale of internal combustion engines, effectively trumping any state law that outlaws their sale. S. 2090 is the Senate’s version of H.R. 1435, which recently passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

While the House version of the bill is moving, the Senate version of the bill still needs more cosponsors. Will you ask your two Senators to protect the internal combustion engine?

The REPAIR Act H.R. 906 ensures that vehicle owners or repair shops are not denied access to the information, software or tools needed to work on vehicles. The proposed law also establishes rules regarding vehicle data access. This commonsense law will help preserve consumer choice and a fair marketplace.

There is a link at www.mrf.org/federal-legislative-issues/ that can assist you with sending a preformed message.  it really takes about 3-4 minutes unless you want to add any additional comments. 

I will be heading up to the NCOM Convention this next weekend and will undoubtedly be bringing back some good information from that

Upcoming Events 2024

May 10-12     NCOM Convention             Kansas City, MO

May 20-21     Bikers Inside the Beltway    Washington DC

May 27          Memorial Day Ride             State Capitol

Sept  26-29    MRF convention                 St. Louis, MO

Oct  25-27     MidSouth MILE                  Hot Springs AR

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