Monitoring the SessionHB 3023
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to license plates issued for and displayed on certain passenger cars and light trucks.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
6,000 pounds or less. The state still issues two plates.
The bill lets passenger cars and light trucks weighing 6,000 pounds or less show only a rear license plate, while the state still issues a set of two plates to these vehicles. It touches Texas drivers of ordinary cars and light trucks, the state motor vehicle department that writes the plate rules, and police who enforce plate display. On the ground, the front plate stops being required for most passenger vehicles, and the display offense now covers only the plates the law or rules actually require, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1222 by Rep. Metcalf (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1222 by Rep. Metcalf (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 19, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB3023 · 2025-02-19
relating to license plates issued for and displayed on certain passenger cars and light trucks.
6,000 pounds or less. The state still issues two plates.
The bill lets passenger cars and light trucks weighing 6,000 pounds or less show only a rear license plate, while the state still issues a set of two plates to these vehicles. It touches Texas drivers of ordinary cars and light trucks, the state motor vehicle department that writes the plate rules, and police who enforce plate display. On the ground, the front plate stops being required for most passenger vehicles, and the display offense now covers only the plates the law or rules actually require, starting September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Mar 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$32,500.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 10, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101005773, 101012329.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$32,500.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 10, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101005773, 101012329.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Metcalf, different lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 11, 2023: Placed on General State Calendar
Relating to a study on authorizing a passenger car or light truck to be operated with only a rear license plate.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 19, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee
Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment
LICENSE PLATES
VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS & ENFORCEMENT
The text as introduced · 339 words
89R4766 AND-D By: Toth H.B. No. 3023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to license plates issued for and displayed on certain passenger cars and light trucks. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.010, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (a) On payment of the prescribed fee, an applicant for motor vehicle registration shall be issued a license plate or set of plates , provided that the department must issue a set of two plates to an applicant for registration of a passenger car or light truck . (d) A rule adopted under Subsection (c) must authorize a passenger car or light truck to display only a rear license plate if the vehicle has a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less. SECTION 2. Section 504.943(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A [ Except as provided by Subsection (b), a ] person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway, during a registration period, a [ motor ] vehicle that does not display all [ two ] license plates required by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter to be displayed on the vehicle that: (1) have been assigned by the department for the period; and (2) comply with department rules regarding the placement of license plates. SECTION 3. Section 504.943(b), Transportation Code, is repealed. SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.