CS/CS/HB 253: Offenses Involving Motor Vehicles
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Bankson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J.
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.
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/6/2025 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/10/2025 | House |
• PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/12/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 3/13/2025 | House |
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/14/2025 | House |
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee |
| 3/21/2025 | House |
• Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/25/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 4/4/2025 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 4/8/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 4/9/2025 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/10/2025 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) |
| 4/16/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 779263 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 |
| 4/16/2025 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Rules |
