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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 445

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Relating to: operation of unregistered vehicles. (FE)

Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Motorcycle — Taxation or registration Public safety Public service commission Transportation department of — Vehicles

  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, a vehicle subject to registration by the Department of

Transportation generally may not be operated upon a highway in this state unless

the vehicle is registered or an application for vehicle registration has been mailed or

delivered to DOT or delivered to a motor vehicle dealer and the vehicle displays a

temporary operation plate. Currently, this prohibition does not apply during a

declared state of emergency. This bill eliminates the state of emergency exception

and creates an exception for operation due to imminent public disaster or imminent

death or great bodily harm.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Spiros (R)

5 cosponsors

Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Penterman (R) , Schraa and Callahan

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 3

Passed 8–3 Oct 21, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Novak, Dittrich, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Moses, Spiros, Brandtjen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Marklein and Nass

  2. Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Jul 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Schraa and Callahan added as coauthors

  4. Jul 19, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Feyen added as a cosponsor

  6. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  7. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Sep 9, 2021 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  9. Oct 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules

  12. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  13. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  14. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1