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SB 44: Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Motor Vehicles; Reclassifying the offense of driving, moving, or causing to be moved a vehicle or equipment with certain lighting on a highway as a third degree felony; reclassifying the offense of interfering with the legibility, angular visibility, or detectability of any feature or detail on a license plate or interfering with the ability to record any feature on a license plate as a third degree felony, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 2/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/20/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
    2/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

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  • SB 44, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/20/2024 at 4:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 253 Offenses Involving Motor Vehicles Bankson Compare Last Action: 2/6/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    817170 - Amendment
    Delete lines 40 - 51 and insert:     		Transportation
    (Rodriguez)     		3/3/2025
    2:26 PM     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 1 (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)

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