Motor Vehicles, Department of; limits the release of privileged information to government entities.
Summary
Department of Motor Vehicles; privilegedinformation. Limits the release of Department of Motor Vehicles(DMV) privileged information to government entities and law-enforcementagencies for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement unless (i) the subject of the information provides consent or (ii) the requesting agency presents a lawful judicial order, judicial subpoena, or judicial warrant. The bill requires the DMV to notify the subject of therequest that such a request was made and the identity of the entitythat made the request. The bill requires any entity receiving privileged information from the DMV to enter into a written agreement withthe DMV prior to such release of such information and prohibits anyentity from rereleasing any such DMV information to any third partyunless explicitly permitted to do so in the entity's agreement withthe DMV. The bill contains requirements for any such written agreementbetween the DMV and the Department of State Police.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2163S1
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200383D-S1
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2163H1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103639D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102762D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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