Bill Summary

SB 44 Motor Vehicles (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Rodriguez  CS Sponsors: Transportation, Rules
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Summary
Motor Vehicles; Reclassifying the offense of driving, moving, or causing to be moved a vehicle or equipment with certain lighting on a highway as a third degree felony; prohibiting a person from knowingly using a license plate obscuring device; prohibiting the purchase, possession, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or distribution of a license plate obscuring device, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Transportation
   S Criminal Justice
   S Rules
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Actions
11/20/24
SENATE
Filed
01/15/25
SENATE
Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
02/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 S
03/04/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Transportation; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/06/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/06/25
SENATE
Now in Criminal Justice
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 S
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable by Criminal Justice; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/08/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/09/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/10/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
04/15/25
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
04/15/25
SENATE
Retained on Special Order Calendar
04/16/25
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
04/16/25
SENATE
Retained on Calendar
04/21/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
04/23/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0253; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0253
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bill text & filed amendments
0044
Filed on 11/20/24
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Amendment 817170
Rodriguez
Filed on 03/03/25
Replaced by CS
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0044C1
Filed on 03/06/25
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Amendment 852894 LF
Rodriguez
Filed on 04/07/25
Replaced by CS
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0044C2
Filed on 04/09/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
316.2397
320.061
320.262
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