Driving after forfeiture of license; guilty of certain offenses.
Summary
Driving after forfeiture of license. Specifiesthat a person is guilty of an offense of driving or operating a motorvehicle (i) after his driver's license has been revoked for certainoffenses; (ii) in violation of the terms of a restricted license; (iii) without an ignition interlock system if one is required; or(iv) if the person's license had been restricted, suspended, or revokedfor certain driving under the influence offenses, with a blood alcoholcontent of 0.02 percent or more, only if such person was drivingor operating the motor vehicle on a highway, as defined in Title46.2, Motor Vehicles.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1019 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 36-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100954D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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