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CS/SB 1178: License Plates

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Broxson

License Plates; Authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to conduct a pilot program to evaluate designs, concepts, and technologies for a digital, rather than an alternative, license plate pilot program; authorizing the department to investigate the feasibility of digital license plate designs, concepts, and technologies that, at a minimum, meet certain prerequisites; providing that an owner of a digital license plate is not subject to penalties for failure to display a validation sticker if certain conditions are met; authorizing the department to allow a registered motor vehicle to be equipped with an approved digital license plate in lieu of a physical license plate by a certain date, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/7/2021 Senate • Filed
1/5/2022 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 79
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 79
1/28/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2/2/2022 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 337
2/3/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
• CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 340
2/11/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/16/22, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/16/2022 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/17/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations