Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid, the period of certain driver's license suspensions, and the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2021
Last action May 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
70–66
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 140
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic58
96% Yea
R
Republican82
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
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