Driver's license; suspension of license for nonpayment of fines and court costs.
Summary
Removes the existing provision that a person's driver's license is suspended (i) when he is convicted of or placed on deferred disposition for a drug offense and (ii) for violations not pertaining to the operator or operation of a motor vehicle. The provisions of this bill that affect the Code of Virginia have a delayed effective date of September 1, 2017.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102797D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
RR
Rosalyn R. Dance
DDemocratic
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