HB110 Summary: Used Catalytic Converter Sales Regulation

• Creates licensing requirement for bulk used catalytic converter sales (selling more than one per day), with $200 initial and annual renewal fees administered by the Director of Public Safety

• Establishes strict documentation and ownership verification requirements for catalytic converter transactions, including proof of ownership from vehicle title, repair receipts, or collision repair operator registration

• Increases criminal penalties for catalytic converter theft to felony of the fifth degree, with enhanced penalties for repeat offenders and business entities ($10,000-$50,000 fines per violation)

• Requires scrap metal dealers and bulk merchandise container dealers to register with the state and submit daily transaction reports to a statewide registry for law enforcement access

• Appropriates $2.5 million total ($1.5 million FY2024, $1 million FY2025) to the Organized Crime Investigations Commission to support catalytic converter theft task forces