SB  37-CRIME COUNTERFEIT/NONFUNCTIONING AIRBAG                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:16:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
SENATE  BILL NO.  37, "An  Act establishing  the crime  of airbag                                                               
fraud."                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:17:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease at 4:17 p.m.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:17:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE  moved  to  adopt  the  proposed  house                                                               
committee  substitute (HCS)  for SB  37, Version  33-LS0277\B, C.                                                               
Radford, 2/14/24, as the working document.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER objected.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE provided  a summary  of changes  in the                                                               
proposed HCS for SB 37, ("Version  B") [hard copy included in the                                                               
committee packet],  which read  as follows  [original punctuation                                                               
provided]:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Section 1 (Page 2, Lines 12-16)                                                                                            
          • Adds  subsection (b)(3)  exempting a  person who                                                                    
          transfers a vehicle title  to an insurance company                                                                    
          to satisfy  an insurance claim when  the insurance                                                                    
          company  declares  the  vehicle to  be  an  actual                                                                    
          total loss or constructive total loss                                                                                 
          • Adds subsection (b)(4) exempting an insurance                                                                       
          company that sells or otherwise disposes of a                                                                         
          vehicle as authorized by law or regulation                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SUMNER removed  his  objection.   There  being no  further                                                               
objection, Version B was before the committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:19:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER  opened public testimony.   After  ascertaining that                                                               
no one wished to testify, he closed public testimony.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:19:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE moved  to report HCS SB  37, Version 33-                                                               
LS0277\B, C.  Radford, 2/14/24, out of  committee with individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no objection,  HCS SB 37(L&C)  was reported from the  House Labor                                                               
and Commerce Standing Committee.