CS/CS/CS/SB 1348: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Transportation, Trumbull

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Revising penalties for the use of a wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell certain service appointments without the written authorization of the department or a tax collector; authorizing tax collectors to deliver by mail or make available at the tax collector’s office certificates of title; revising the year by which the Legislature intends that the transition of certain services to certain tax collectors be completed, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/23/2025 12:32 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 961 (er) by Government Operations Subcommittee Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Similar
  S 1280 (c1) by Collins Military Affairs Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1290 (c2) by Collins Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1662 (er) by Collins Transportation Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1052	Compare

• Citations - Statute (15)

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  316.305	Wireless communications devices; prohibition.	Page 3 [pdf]
  316.306	School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner.	Page 4 [pdf]
  316.88		Page 4 [pdf]
  318.1451	Driver improvement schools.	Page 5 [pdf]
  319.24	Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and encumbrances.	Page 6 [pdf]
  319.29	Lost or destroyed certificates.	Page 9 [pdf]
  320.031	Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers.	Page 9 [pdf]
  320.084	Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans.	Page 9 [pdf]
  320.0848	Persons who have disabilities; issuance of disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for certain providers of transportation services to persons who have disabilities.	Page 12 [pdf]
  322.02	Legislative intent; administration.	Page 13 [pdf]
  322.12	Examination of applicants.	Page 14 [pdf]
  322.135	Driver license agents.	Page 16 [pdf]
  322.251	Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification of license.	Page 17 [pdf]
  322.271	Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or suspension order.	Page 18 [pdf]
  322.66	Vehicles permitted to be driven during driving skills tests.	Page 18 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/26/2025	S	• Filed
  3/6/2025	S	• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/27/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  4/1/2025	S	• CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  4/3/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development • CS by Transportation read 1st time
  4/10/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  4/15/2025	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
  4/17/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  4/22/2025	S	• CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
  4/23/2025	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25 • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
  4/29/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 617 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 961 -SJ 617 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 961 -SJ 617