URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT



Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill to be Considered by Florida State Senate Committees



SEMA model legislation (S.B. 2248) introduced in the Florida State Legislature by State Senator Bill Posey ( posey.bill.web@flsenate.gov ) to amend the vehicle titling and registration classifications for street rods and create a classification for custom vehicles will be considered by the Senate Transportation Committee and the Community Affairs Committee. S.B. 2248 defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948. Under the bill, kit cars and replica vehicles will be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble. The bill mirrors model legislation created by SEMA and recently enacted in Illinois, Missouri, Rhode Island, Montana and Maine.



We Urge You to Contact Members of the Transportation Committee and Community Affairs Committee (List Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for S.B. 2248.



S.B. 2248 provides specific registration and titling classes for street rods and customs, including kits and replicas.
S.B. 2248 allows for the use of non-original materials and creates a titling criterion that assigns these vehicles the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble.
S.B. 2248 exempts street rods and customs from periodic vehicle inspections and emissions inspections.
S.B. 2248 provides that vehicles titled and registered as street rods and custom vehicles may only be used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, etc. and not for general daily transportation.
S.B. 2248 exempts street rods and custom vehicles from a range of standard equipment requirements.
S.B. 2248 permits the use of blue dot taillights on street rods and custom vehicles.


DON'T DELAY! Please contact members of the Florida Senate Transportation Committee and Community Affairs Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to urge their support of S.B. 2248. Please e-mail a copy of your letter to stevem@sema.org . Thank you for your assistance.


Florida Senate Transportation Committee

Senator Jim Sebesta, Chair

(850) 487-5075

sebesta.jim.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Ron Klein, Vice Chair

(850) 487-5091

klein.ron.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Michael Bennett

(850) 487-5078

bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Larcenia Bullard

(850) 487-5127

bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Charlie Clary

(850) 487-5009

clary.charlie.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Victor Crist

(850) 487-5068

crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla

(850) 487-5109

portilla.alex.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Gwen Margolis

(850) 487-5121

margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov



Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee

Senator Michael Bennett, Chair

(850) 487-5078

bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Mike Haridopolos, Vice Chair

(850) 487-5056

haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Charlie Clary

(850) 487-5009

clary.charlie.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Anthony Hill, Sr.

(850) 487-5024

hill.anthony.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Alfred Lawson, Jr.

(850) 487-5004

lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov



Senator Ken Pruitt

(850) 487-5088

pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov



Senator J. Alex Villalobos

(850) 487-5130

villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov

 

So does that mean if you have a kit of an '85 Ferrari 308, that's what it'll be titled as instead of a Fiero?

 

No. It means if you build a Factory Five Cobra modeled after a 65 or whatever Cobra.....from how I read it. That or homebuilt....

 

Anthony, ask Chuck (autocrosser with the SOM 'vert SS). He's got like 17 Fieros.

Abe