2019 House Bill 4628

Keep most traffic ticket records just four years

Introduced in the House

May 21, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Nate Shannon (D-25)

To revise a law that prescribes how long records of traffic offenses must be kept. Current law requires records for most violations to be kept for seven years, and certain serious violations for the rest of the violator’s life. The bill would change the minimum retention period to three years for violations that carry no drivers license “points” and for some violations that come with two- or three-points.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Sept. 10, 2019

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Oct. 8, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Oct. 10, 2019

Passed in the House 108 to 1 (details)

To revise a law that prescribes how long records of an individual's traffic offenses must be kept. Current law requires records for most violations to be kept for seven years, and certain serious violations for the rest of the violator’s life. The bill would change the minimum retention period to four years for violations that carry no drivers license “points,” and also for some violations that come with two- or three-points.

Received in the Senate

Oct. 15, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure