HB1549
Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)
Chief Patron:
Chad Green (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Vehicle operation; unlicensed minor; penalty.
Prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor who he knows has no operator's license or learner's permit or who has a learner's permit but who he knows would operate such motor vehicle in violation of certain limitations on operating a motor vehicle ... (More) with a learner's permit. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who violates such provisions if such violation results in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or injury to any person if such violation does not otherwise constitute a felony. Existing law prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by any person who the authorizing person knows (i) has had his operator's license or permit suspended or revoked or (ii) has no operator's license or permit and has been previously convicted of driving without a license. (Less)-
Bill History
- 09/24/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100077D
- 09/24/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/18/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned Trans sub: Highway Safety and Policy
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Courts of Justice (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106657D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1549ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)
