CS/HB 479: Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Daley
Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property; Authorizes court to order driver convicted of leaving scene of crash to make restitution for specified damage.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/7/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/6/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2025 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/11/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/13/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/27/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)
4/3/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
4/3/2025 Senate • In Messages
4/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules
4/8/2025 Senate • Received
4/16/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 435
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1378 -SJ 435
• Read 2nd time -SJ 435
• Read 3rd time -SJ 435
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 435
• Immediately certified -SJ 444
4/16/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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CS/HB 479, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/16/2025 at 4:34 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1378 (c1) Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property Arrington Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 479 -SJ 435 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/HB 479, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/7/2025 at 9:57 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1378 (c1) Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property Arrington Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 479 -SJ 435
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/3/2025 3:21 PM House 107 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/16/2025 2:40 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 479, Original Filed Version Posted 2/7/2025 at 12:58 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1378 Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property Arrington Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 479 -SJ 435
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 509663 - Amendment
Remove lines 22-25 and insertGottlieb 3/5/2025
7:12 PMPDF 369521 - Amendment
Remove line 26 and insert:Daley 3/5/2025
1:59 PMWithdrawn Prior to Consideration
3/6/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property. Page 1 (pdf)