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Committee re‑authorizes process for insurers to obtain salvage titles after total‑loss claims
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Summary
House Bill 99 establishes a standardized process endorsed by the Tax and Revenue Department for insurance carriers to obtain salvage titles for total‑loss vehicles when carriers cannot obtain the title from a prior owner after claim payment; the committee reported the bill do‑pass.
A sponsor told the committee House Bill 99 creates a standardized, statutory process for insurance companies to obtain salvage titles for vehicles declared total losses when insurers cannot secure the title from a prior owner after the carrier pays a claim. The sponsor said the Traffic and Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) and the Tax and Revenue Department had previously handled this through administrative procedure and that statutory enabling language is now needed to codify a long‑standing practice.
Committee members asked procedural questions about why carriers need the title (to take possession and sell salvage), and the sponsor explained that carriers must take possession to sell vehicles to salvage buyers. The bill sponsor said the proposed statute mirrors existing administrative practice and would restore statutory language to support that process.
No members registered formal opposition and the chair called for a do‑pass motion; with no objection the committee reported the bill out with a do‑pass recommendation.
Ending: The committee advanced the bill; sponsors said the statutory clarification simply formalizes longstanding practice and aims to reduce administrative confusion at MVD.
