Driving Without a Valid Driver License
Summary
Driving Without a Valid Driver License; Revises penalties for offense of driving without valid driver license; requires specified minimum jail sentence for third or subsequent conviction of such offense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Mar 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
36–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Mar 15, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 2
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 31
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rachel Plakon
RRepublican
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