Yes, there was a bill introduced but it did not pass the last legislative session.
Front and rear plates are still required.
The purpose for this edit was that many posts around the web referenced an incorrect section and it is not clear that HB 1666 was not passed the correct section is 502.404 an excerpt is included but please follow the link for the full text...
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 502. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 502.404. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE OR
REGISTRATION INSIGNIA.
(a) A person commits an offense if the
person operates on a public highway during a registration period a
passenger car or commercial motor vehicle that does not display two
license plates, at the front and rear of the vehicle, that have
been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the
period.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a
public highway during a registration period a passenger car or
commercial motor vehicle, other than a vehicle assigned license
plates for the registration period, that does not properly display
the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes
that the license plates have been validated for the period.
Thirty-one states currently require their motorists to display license plates on both the front and back of their vehicles. Tennessee is one of the nineteen states that does not require a front license plate.
You only need one license plate on your car in the state of Idaho. There is only one place to put a license plate on a car, and one required.
No, it is not illegal. New Mexico does not require a front state license plate.
The state of Arkansas does not require you have a front license plate. You only need a rear plate.
Yes, by law, you are required to have a front license plate in the state of New Jersey.
No
Yes, the state of Washington requires both a front and rear plate.
A person can remove the front license plate cover on a 1990 Corvette with a screwdriver. The plate can then be replaced with a custom plate or a state plate if required.
Both front and rear state license plates are manditory in Virginia.
As long as your front plate is not obstructed or obscured in any way.
Yes, of corse
yes of course
Yes, the state of Minnesota requires license plate on front & rear of all vehicles except motorcycles.