Restricted licenses; DMV authorized to issue.
Summary
Driver's license suspensions; restricted licenses;drug offenses. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles toissue restricted driving credentials to individuals with driver'slicense suspensions resulting from drug-related offenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 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
6
Committee
6
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 376 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102088D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
Co
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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