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Legislation Detail

HB 186 CAR CRASH REPORTING DAMAGE AMOUNT

Rep Joseph L Sanchez

Actions: [2] not prntd-HRC [3] w/drn-prntd-ref- HTPWC/HJC-HTPWC [5] DP-HJC [10] DP [14] PASSED/H (62-0) [9] STBTC-STBTC [10] DP

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

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Summary:
 HB 186 changes the reportable damage from $500 to $1,000 before a report is made to the Department of Transportation.  
Legislation Overview:
 Synopsis: HB186 relates to motor vehicles by raising the apparent damage amount for a vehicle accident that requires a written report of the accident to the Department of Transportation from five hundred dollars ($500) to one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Analysis: The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of [five hundred dollars ($500)] to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more shall, within five days after the accident, forward a written report of the accident to the Department of Transportation.
The reportable amount has been changed from five hundred dollars to one hundred dollars. 
The effective date is July 1, 2024.