Bill > H0895

Introduced Session

This bill proposes to designate the following motor vehicle violations as violations that may only be enforced if a law enforcement officer has detained the operator of a vehicle for another suspected violation: (1) failure to carry a registration certificate; (2) failure to display unobstructed license plate numbers; (3) failure to display a license plate on a trailer or semitrailer; (4) operation without a valid license under certain circumstances; (5) operation by an individual with a learner’s permit without a licensed driver in the vehicle; (6) operation on the right side of the highway; (7) prolonged idling; (8) operation with an obstructed windshield or windows; (9) operation of an uninspected motor vehicle; (10) operation with a single broken taillight or brake light; (11) failure to signal a lane change or H.895 turn; (12) impeding traffic with a slow-moving vehicle; and (13) operating a vehicle with an overly loud muffler. This bill also proposes to prohibit law enforcement officers from requesting consent for a search of a vehicle or vehicle operator or passenger following a stop for a moving violation.

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Chloe Tomlinson (D)*,  Daisy Berbeco (D),  Mollie Burke (D),  Brian Cina (D),  Esme Cole (D),  Wendy Critchlow (D),  Leonora Dodge (D),  Troy Headrick (D),  Saudia Lamont (D),  Jubilee McGill (D),  Barbara Rachelson (D), 

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary (on 02/10/2026)

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