Behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations; retake of examinations. (HB1287)

Introduced By

Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations. Allows a person less than 19 years of age who has failed the behind-the-wheel examination for a driver's license three times to take a course of instruction based on the Virginia Driver's Manual before taking the examination a fourth time if such person has previously completed the classroom component of driver instruction at a driver training school. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/20/2016Committee
01/20/2016Presented and ordered printed 16103783D
01/20/2016Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/29/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #2
01/29/2016Assigned Tansportation sub: Subcommittee #2
01/29/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB1287)
01/29/2016Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
02/10/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
02/11/2016Reported from Transportation (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/24/2016Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Read third time
02/29/2016Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Enrolled
03/02/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1287ER)
03/02/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB1287ER)
03/02/2016Signed by Speaker
03/05/2016Signed by President
03/07/2016Signed by President
03/07/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/07/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
03/07/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
03/11/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (effective 7/1/16)
03/11/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
03/11/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0381)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

AGE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, MR. SPEAKER, IT WILL ALLOW EVERYONE, INCLUDING THOSE UNDER 19 TO TAKE A REEXAM COURSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE DMV LEARNER'S PERMIT TEST THREE TIMES. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A LEARNER'S PERMIT. I HOPE IT WILL BE THE PLEASURE OF THE BODY TO ENGROSS THE BILL