New Legislation 2024
HB 85 – Electric Bike Amendments – Effective May 1, this bill:
- Amends the definitions of an electric-assisted bicycle.
HB 311 – Lane Filtering Amendments – Effective May 1, this bill:
- Clarifies that lane filtering is permitted on an off-ramp.
HB 345 – Driving Penalty Amendments – Effective May 1, this bill:
- Increases fines for speeding in a school zone.
- Increases fines for failure to obey school bus signals.
HB 30 – Road Rage Amendments – Effective July 1, this bill:
- Address the seizure and possession of a vehicle for a road rage event.
- Allows for an administrative impound fee when a vehicle is seized for an event.
- Allows for the suspension or revocation of an individual’s driver license when the individual is convicted of an offense enhanced for road rage.
HB 395 – DUI Offense Amendments – Effective July 1, this bill:
- Class A misdemeanor when the individual commits driving under the influence while also operating a vehicle in the opposite direction of traffic.
- Reduces the blood alcohol concentration allowed for an individual to plea down to impaired driving.
- Allows an ignition interlock-restricted driver to petition the Driver License Division for removal of the restriction in certain circumstances if certain conditions are met.
- Clarifies that an ignition interlock restriction period begins on the date of installation of the ignition interlock system.
SB 45 – License Plate Revisions – Effective January 1, 2025, this bill:
- Removes the requirement for an owner of a vehicle to display a license plate on the front of the vehicle.
- Removes the requirement for two registration decals for both the month and year and consolidates the registration information into one decal.
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