Bill Summary

HB 253 Offenses Involving Motor Vehicles (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Bankson Co Sponsors: López, J. CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Offenses Involving Motor Vehicles: Reclassifies offense of driving, moving, or causing to be moved vehicle or equipment with certain lighting on highway as third degree felony in specified circumstance; increases the penalty for knowingly altering a motor vehicle registration certificate, a license plate, a temporary license plate, a mobile home sticker, or a validation sticker or obscuring a license plate from a noncriminal traffic infraction to a second degree misdemeanor; provides criminal penalties if person purchases, possesses, manufactures, sells, offers to sell, or otherwise distributes license plate obscuring device; provides enhanced penalty if person uses license plate obscuring device for specified purposes. Effective Date: October 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Government Operations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/27/25
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Filed
02/06/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/06/25
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H - PCS
03/12/25
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/14/25
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Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
03/21/25
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/25/25, 12:00 pm, 404 H
03/25/25
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Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/27/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
04/04/25
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/08/25, 8:00 am, 404 H
04/08/25
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/08/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/09/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
04/16/25
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (779263); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/16/25
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/16/25
SENATE
In Messages
04/16/25
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
04/23/25
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0044; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/23/25
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Ordered enrolled
04/23/25
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
0253
Filed on 01/27/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Criminal Justice Sub
Filed on 03/10/25
Adopted
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0253C1
Filed on 03/13/25
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Amendment 789957
Bankson
Filed on 04/04/25
Adopted
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0253C2
Filed on 04/08/25
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Amendment 779263
Bankson
Filed on 04/11/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0253E1
Filed on 04/16/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0253ER
Filed on 04/23/25
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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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