CS/CS/SB 44: Motor Vehicles
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Transportation ; 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; prohibiting a person from knowingly using a license plate obscuring device; prohibiting the purchase, possession, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or distribution of a license plate obscuring device, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2025-36) -SJ 489
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2025-36) -SJ 489
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
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 |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Introduced |
| 3/6/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Criminal Justice |
| 3/10/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Transportation read 1st time |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 4/1/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/8/2025 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 |
| 4/9/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time |
| 4/10/2025 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25 |
| 4/15/2025 | Senate |
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 421 |
| 4/16/2025 | Senate |
• Retained on Calendar |
| 4/21/2025 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25 |
| 4/23/2025 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 489 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2025-36) -SJ 489 |
