Commercial driver's licenses; Secretary of Transportation, et al., to implement various initiatives.
Summary
Secretary of Transportation; commercial driver's licenses. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation and working with various agencies of the Commonwealth, to promote and implement various initiatives related to commercial driver's licenses. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 142 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB553E
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4 Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101597D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
Co
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
Co
Tony Wilt
RRepublican
Co
Travis Hackworth
RRepublican
Co
Will Wampler
RRepublican
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