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SB 488: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Massullo

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Requiring licensure in lieu of registration of motor carriers operating certain qualified motor vehicles; revising due dates for motor fuel use tax returns submitted by licensed motor carriers; authorizing the department to inspect records necessary to verify the tax returns of motor carriers, motor fuel retail dealers, and motor fuel wholesale distributors; revising the apparent amount of property damage which requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/21/2026 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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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