Legislation - SB0322

Title: Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers
Sponsored by: Senator Kagan
Status: In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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 certain registration plate covers 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:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Rules and Executive Nominations

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0470

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0010 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/15/2025 Legislative Date 1/15/2025 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Obscured or Modified Registration Plates Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/20/2025 Legislative Date 1/20/2025 Action Hearing 1/28 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 with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {763023/1 Adopted Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 66 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 Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/15/2025	1/15/2025	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Obscured or Modified Registration Plates
Senate	1/20/2025	1/20/2025	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	4/04/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Favorable with Amendments {763023/1 Adopted	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	66 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Vehicle Laws - Obscured, Modified, or Blocked Registration Plates and Registration Plate Covers
Senate	4/04/2025	3/19/2025	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	62 Click to view Recorded Media

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