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)
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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
4/22/2025 Senate • Received
4/23/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 489
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 44 -SJ 489
• Read 2nd time -SJ 489
• Read 3rd time -SJ 489
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 489
4/23/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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CS/CS/HB 253, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2025 at 12:15 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 44 (c2) Motor Vehicles Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf) 320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty. Page 2 (pdf) 320.262 Page 3 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 253, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/16/2025 at 3:39 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 44 (c2) Motor Vehicles Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/23/2025 11:37 AM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf) 320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty. Page 2 (pdf) 320.262 Page 3 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 253, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/8/2025 at 2:10 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 44 (c2) Motor Vehicles Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 779263 - Amendment
Between lines 30 and 31, insert:Bankson 4/11/2025
2:59 PMHouse: Adopted
4/16/2025PDF Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/16/2025 3:06 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf) 320.262 Page 2 (pdf) -
CS/HB 253, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2025 at 10:06 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 44 (c1) Motor Vehicles Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 789957 - Amendment
Remove lines 35-48 and insert:Bankson 4/4/2025
5:01 PMAdopted
4/8/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf) 320.262 Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 253, Original Filed Version Posted 1/27/2025 at 11:37 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 44 (c1) Motor Vehicles Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf) 320.061 Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license plates; penalty. Page 2 (pdf) 320.262 Page 3 (pdf)