Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs, reinstatement of privilege to drive.
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, 2019, solely for nonpayment of fines or costs. Such person does not have to pay a reinstatement fee. The bill contains an emergency clause and incorporates SB 10, SB 514, and SB 814.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Nov 18, 2019
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 965 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (75-Y 25-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1ES1
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105850D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100383D
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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