2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0044: Motor Vehicles
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
11/20/2024
Filed
Senate
1/15/2025
Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
Senate
2/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/6/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/6/2025
Now in Criminal Justice
Senate
3/10/2025
CS by Transportation read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/8/2025
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/9/2025
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
Senate
4/15/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate
4/16/2025
Retained on Calendar
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Senate
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/23/2025
Substituted CS/CS/HB 253
Senate
4/23/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 253
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #817170
3/3/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Rules
4/8/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
4/1/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Transportation
3/4/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(11/20/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Ana Rodriguez
Republican