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House passes bill clarifying ownership and access to vehicle event data recorders
Summary
The House passed First Substitute House Bill 127 to clarify who owns and may access vehicle event data recorder (so-called "black box") information: ownership generally resides with the person making payments on the vehicle except where a vehicle is in default and repossessed, in which case a lienholder may claim access. The bill passed unanimously and will go to the Senate.
Representative Liffords brought First Substitute House Bill 127 to the floor, saying the amended version responds to concerns raised by members and clarifies ownership of vehicle event data recorders. "The the main difference in this, bill is that we now address ownership and that, ownership resides with the person who is making the payment on the vehicle, unless 2 key standards are met," Liffords said, adding that a lienholder may claim access if a vehicle is in default and has been repossessed.
Representative Andragg, who opposed the earlier version, told colleagues the bill now includes lien protections similar to those applied to houses and said that satisfied his concerns: "Unless you are in default...and if you are no longer in possession...a third party would not have access to the black box." After brief summation by the sponsor the House voted; the bill received 67 yes, 0 no and will be transmitted to the Senate.
The House reopened and reconducted the vote after a technology error was reported to ensure the record was correct; the revote confirmed the earlier tally. The bill as adopted narrows access conditions and instructs that, absent the statutory exceptions, the paying owner retains ownership of recorder data.
