AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Unifies the weight limit of vehicles with special plates, including P.O.W. plates, National Guard plates, and disabled veteran plates, to 12,000 pounds.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 25, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
06/12/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/06/2023 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/25/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 17, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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