Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
Summary
Suspension of driver's license for nonpayment of fines or costs. Repeals the requirement that the driver's license of a person convicted of any violation of the law who fails or refuses to provide for immediate payment of fines or costs be suspended. The bill also removes a provision allowing the court to require a defendant to present a summary prepared by the Department of Motor Vehicles of the other courts in which the defendant also owes fines and costs. The bill requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to return or reinstate any person's driver's license that was suspended prior to July 1, 2020, solely for nonpayment of fines or costs. Such person does not have to pay a reinstatement fee. This bill was incorporated into HB 1196.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 19, 2019
Last action Jan 31, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1196-Lopez)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Nov 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101115D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
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