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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)

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  • 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    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/SB 1178, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2022 at 8:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2022 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 (c2) Digital License Plates Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    H 815 Digital License Plate Pilot Program Killebrew, Fine Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    S 812 Digital License Plate Pilot Program Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Transportation

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/16/2022 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.01 Definitions, general. Page 2 (pdf)
    320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally. Page 3 (pdf)
    320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)
    320.08069 Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 1178, Original Filed Version Posted 12/7/2021 at 2:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 Digital License Plates Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    H 815 Digital License Plate Pilot Program Killebrew, Fine Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    S 812 Digital License Plate Pilot Program Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Transportation

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    738904 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Transportation
    (Broxson)
    2/1/2022
    8:19 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2022 8:30 AM Transportation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers generally. Page 2 (pdf)
    320.07 Expiration of registration; renewal required; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    320.08069 Page 3 (pdf)

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