Test driving vehicles; residence districts, civil penalty.
Summary
Test driving vehicles; residence districts;civil penalty. Authorizes localities by ordinance to requiremotor vehicle dealers in the locality to notify a buyer or potential buyer that test driving a motor vehicle in a residence district that has been designated for increased fines is prohibited, unlessthe buyer or potential driver is driving to or from his residence.The bill requires the locality to notify licensed motor vehicle dealerslocated within the locality of the enactment of such ordinance andsend a copy of such notification to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.The bill authorizes the locality to notify the Board if a buyer orpotential buyer is convicted of a traffic infraction while conductinga test drive in a prohibited location. The bill provides that the Board may determine if the proper notice was given and impose a civilpenalty if such notice was not given.
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 21, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 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
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 433 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102891D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
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