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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 280

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Relating to: enforcement of the display of motor vehicle registration plates.

Motor vehicle — Regulation Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Police

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if two registration plates are issued for a motor vehicle, one

plate must be attached to the front of the vehicle and one plate must be attached to

the rear of the vehicle. This bill prohibits a law enforcement officer from stopping

or inspecting a type 1 automobile having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less

(generally, lightweight passenger vehicles) solely because no plate is attached to the

front of the automobile or because a plate attached to the front of the automobile

cannot be seen. This bill does not prohibit a law enforcement officer from issuing a

citation for failure to attach two plates to the automobile if the violation is observed

in the course of a stop or inspection made for other purposes.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Kulp (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Quinn (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

1 cosponsors

Hansen (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Weatherston, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Craig, Kulp, T. Larson, Ohnstad, Quinn, Steffen, Tittl and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senator Hansen

  2. Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Aug 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1