Motor Vehicles
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Apr 23, 2025
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What changed between versions
S 44 c1
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S 44 c2
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add committee sponsors from the Rules Committee and update metadata including bill numbers and dates. The substantive policy content regarding vehicle lighting offenses, license plate obscuring devices, and related penalties remains unchanged between versions.
TECHNICAL
Added Rules Committee as a co-sponsor alongside the Transportation Committee and Senator Rodriguez
Updated bill tracking numbers from 596-02131-25 to 595-03375-25 and version identifier from c1 to c2
Changed bill title date from 2025-04-09 to 2025-10-01
Updated committee designation from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute 2' and bill type from 'General Bill' to 'CS for CS for SB 44'
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Apr 8, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-0-1)
senate
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
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