Habitual offenders; repeals remaining provisions of Habitual Offender Act.
Summary
Habitual offenders; repeal. Repeals the remaining provisions of the Habitual Offender Act. The bill also requires that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles reinstate a person's privilege to drive a motor vehicle that was suspended or revoked solely on the basis that such person was determined to be or adjudicated a habitual offender pursuant to the Habitual Offender Act. The bill also authorizes the Virginia Alcohol and Safety Action Program (VASAP) to continue to administer intervention for individuals who were ordered to attend an intervention interview on or before June 30, 2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Dec 22, 2020
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 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
39
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (79-Y 20-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1122ES1
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1122S1
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103177D-S1
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100838D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
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