Legislation - HB0470

Title: Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers
Sponsored by: Delegates Ziegler, Addison, Behler, Boyce, Foley, Guyton, Holmes, R. Lewis, T. Morgan, Stein, Stewart, and Terrasa
Status: In the House - Returned Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from obscuring or modifying any vehicle registration plate in a manner that may prevent identification and enforcing the prohibition as a secondary offense; prohibiting a person from advertising for or promoting the sale of an unlawful registration plate cover by falsely claiming that the registration plate cover is lawful in the State; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalties.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0322

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0750 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2025 Legislative Date 1/20/2025 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Obscured or Modified Registration Plates Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {763920/1 Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/07/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 4/04/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/20/2025	1/20/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Obscured or Modified Registration Plates
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Favorable with Amendments {763920/1 Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers
House	3/17/2025	3/07/2025	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/01/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2025	3/19/2025	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	4/04/2025	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Favorable Adopted	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Second Reading Passed	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/19/2025	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	Returned Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media

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