HOUSE BILL 773

Sponsored By:

Delegates Wood and Glassman

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Registration Plate Covers - Distorting Characters of Vehicle Registration Plate

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of a "registration plate cover" to include a specified object that distorts a recorded image of any of the characters of a vehicle's registration plate recorded by a traffic control monitoring system.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/14

Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters

3/13

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/15

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

5/15

Signed by the Governor Chapter 501

Senate Action

3/16

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/20

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

LICENSE PLATES

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation

( 13-411.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 15, 2001: Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate

April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)