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2025R: HB1284
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY A COURT-ORDERED FINE; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A RESTRICTED DRIVER'S PERMIT.
Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| Unger | lead |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025, 1:59 p.m. CT | House | Filed |
| Jan 28, 2025, 5:16 p.m. CT | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE |
| May 5, 2025, 10:20 a.m. CT | House | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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| When | Meeting | Video |
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| Feb 11, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT | House Public Transportation Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
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Fiscal impact
DFA1 · Feb 3, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement
Bill: HB1284
Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A
PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY A COURT-ORDERED FINE; AND TO
AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A RESTRICTED DRIVER'S PERMIT.
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Sponsor:
Rep. Unger
Basic Change:
HB1284 removes a court's ability to suspend or revoke a person's motor vehicle registration or driving
privileges for failing to make satisfactory payment arrangements for a court-ordered fine.
Under current law, a court may request that the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's motor vehicle registration or driver's license if the
person has failed to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of a court-ordered fine. The court
must first schedule a hearing to address the person's nonpayment of the fine and the person must fail
to appear at the hearing.
HB1284 prohibits a court from requesting that DFA suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's
motor vehicle registration or driver's license due to failure to pay
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