Judiciary Committee
Primary
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.
Chapter No. 2025-36
Approved by Governor
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Withdrawn from Rules
In Messages
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Read 3rd time
Read 2nd time
Substituted for CS/CS/SB 44
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Ordered enrolled
Received
Referred to Rules
In Messages
CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
Read 2nd time
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Placed on 3rd reading
Amendment 779263 adopted
Read 3rd time
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill referred to House Calendar
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
CS Filed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Now in Judiciary Committee
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
Referred to Judiciary Committee
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
CS Filed
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| H 253 Filed | |
| H 253 c1 | |
| H 253 c2 | |
| H 253 e1 | |
| H 253 er |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 779263 - Amendment to H 253 c2 | |
| 789957 - Amendment to H 253 c1 | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/8/2025 4:10 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (3/25/2025 2:38 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/20/2025 2:26 PM) |
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