HB 414-FN (2026): prohibiting the division of motor vehicles from suspending a license on the basis of debt owed to a private entity related to the towing or storing of a motor vehicle.
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HB 414-FN (2026)
prohibiting the division of motor vehicles from suspending a license on the basis of debt owed to a private entity related to the towing or storing of a motor vehicle.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2025-2026
- House committee: Transportation
- Subject: Motor Vehicles
The Story
It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 4, 2025, with 13 people signed in online: 12 in support and 1 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on February 11, 2025 and March 4, 2025. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee held a work session on October 28, 2025. The committee met in executive session on October 28, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 9–7. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On January 8, 2026 the House adopted “Lay HB414 on Table” on a division vote 175–150, on a motion by Rep. Thomas Walsh. The bill died on the table when the session ended on August 19, 2026, having been set aside and never taken back up.
Sponsors
- Rep. Ellen Read (D - Rock 10) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Tom Mannion (R - Hills 1)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 4, 2025, 1:00 PM: public hearing, House Transportation, LOB 203
- February 11, 2025, 2:00 PM: executive session, House Transportation, LOB 203
- March 4, 2025, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Transportation, LOB 203
- October 28, 2025, 1:00 PM: full committee work session, House Transportation, GP 234
- October 28, 2025, 1:00 PM: executive session, House Transportation, GP 234
- January 8, 2026: floor debate, House
Votes
- January 8, 2026, House: Lay HB414 on Table — yeas 175, nays 150, passed
The Docket
- January 9, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Transportation
- February 4, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 203
- February 11, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203
- March 4, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 203
- March 4, 2025: Retained in Committee
- October 28, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 10/28/2025 01:00 pm GP 234
- October 28, 2025: Executive Session: 10/28/2025 01:00 pm GP 234
- October 28, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/28/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC)
- November 20, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- January 8, 2026: Lay HB414 on Table (Rep. T. Walsh): MA DV 175-150 01/08/2026
- August 19, 2026: Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026
Laws It Would Change
Related Bills
- SB 617 (2026): relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement.
- HB 1492-FN (2026): relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement.