SB 488: Transportation
GENERAL BILL by Massullo
Transportation; Requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; revising reporting periods and due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; revising the apparent amount of property damage that requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash; defining the term “REAL ID driver license or identification card”; providing that the use of a license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 3/11/2026 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/11/2026 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/1/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy |
| 1/5/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/12/2026 | Senate |
• Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development |
| 1/13/2026 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 1/16/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 1/21/2026 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 2/2/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/5/2026 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2/17/2026 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 |
| 2/19/2026 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 349 • Amendment(s) adopted (458674) -SJ 349 • Read 3rd time -SJ 350 • Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 350 • Immediately certified -SJ 356 |
| 2/19/2026 | House |
• In Messages |
| 3/5/2026 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) |
| 3/9/2026 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 312799 adopted • Amendment 520293 adopted • Amendment 106271 adopted • Amendment 073989 adopted as amended • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 1 • Amendment 078509 engrossed amendment (replaces 073989, 106271, 520293, 312799) |
| 3/9/2026 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 3/11/2026 | Senate |
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (078509) -SJ 813 • Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 813 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled |
312799 - Amendment to Amendment (073989)