Summons; promises to appear after issuance.
Summary
Promises to appear after the issuance of a summons. Eliminates the requirement that a promise to appear be completedafter the issuance of a summons for a misdemeanor traffic offense.The bill provides that an accused shall be released from custodyafter a summons has been issued.
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 12, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 27, 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
28
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (86-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101329D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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