Driver's license suspension; use as collection method for unpaid court fines and costs. (HJ69)

Introduced By

Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond) with support from co-patron Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Study; driver's license suspension for unpaid court fines and costs; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the use of driver's license suspension as a collection method for unpaid court fines and costs and make recommendations for improvements to the current law. Read the Bill »

Status

02/23/2016: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/05/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100085D
01/05/2016Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/2016Assigned to sub: Studies
01/26/2016Assigned Rules sub: Studies
01/28/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
02/09/2016Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Taken up
02/11/2016Engrossed by House
02/11/2016Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/11/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Reading waived
02/12/2016Referred to Committee on Rules
02/19/2016Reported from Rules with amendments
02/22/2016Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2016Read third time
02/23/2016Reading of amendments waived
02/23/2016Committee amendments agreed to
02/23/2016Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/23/2016Agreed to by Senate with amendments by voice vote
02/24/2016Placed on Calendar
02/25/2016Senate amendments rejected by House (1-Y 99-N)
02/25/2016VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Senate insisted on amendments
02/29/2016Senate requested conference committee
03/01/2016House acceded to request
03/02/2016Conferees appointed by House
03/02/2016Delegates: Loupassi, Cox, Toscano
03/02/2016Conferees appointed by Senate
03/02/2016Senators: McDougle, Stanley, Wexton
03/08/2016C Amended by conference committee
03/08/2016Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
03/08/2016VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2016Conference substitute printed 16106197D-H1
03/09/2016Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ69ER)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Transcript

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

THE CLERK HAS READ THE NUMBER OF THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE BEFORE US IN THE BLOCK. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NUMBER OF THE RESOLUTION.

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7 REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 31, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 45, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 69, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES WITH AN AMENDMENT.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER, SENATOR McDOUGLE.

Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville): MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE ACCEPTED.

[Unknown]: THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE


Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond): YEAR, IT PASSED. IT PASSED OVER THERE. AND THEN WE GOT INTO THIS TO-DO ABOUT HOW MANY SENATORS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE BODY AND HOW MANY DELEGATES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, AND WE NEVER COULD REACH AN AGREEMENT. AND SO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE HERE AGAIN. AND MY HOPE IS THAT COOLER HEADS WILL PREVAIL AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ALL THESE MATTERS OUT, SO WE ARE GOING TO GET THESE THINGS IN A CONFERENCE AND SO I ASK FOR YOU TO REJECT THE SENATE AMENDMENT.

[Unknown]: SHALL THE SENATE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO?

Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond): THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES ONE, NOS 99.
THE HOUSE HAS REJECTED THE SENATE AMENDMENTS. THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER, SENATOR McDOUGLE. MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE THAT WE INSIST ON OUR GOOD COMMON SENSE AMENDMENTS AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE INSIST ON ITS AMENDMENTS AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. CONFERENCE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 84, THE HOUSE HAS REJECTED THE SENATE AMENDMENT. THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE INSIST ON OUR AMENDMENTS AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF CON FINANCE. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE INSIST ON ITS AMENDMENTS AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF
THE NO ARE FROM HANOVER, SENATOR McDOUGLE. MR. PRESIDENT, I'M HERE. GOOD. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AND SPEAKING TO THAT MOTION. THIS IS A LONG LINE OF ITEMS WHERE WE TRIED TO COME TO RESOLUTION WITH THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES ABOUT MEMBERSHIP AND IN THE SUBSTITUTE BEFORE YOU THE HOUSE HAS ONE MORE MEMBER ON THE SUB COMMITTEE AND THAN THE SENATE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION SHALL THE SENATE ADOPT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. ANGE

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE SENATE ADOPTS THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT. SENATOR COSGROVE, HAVE YOU PREPARED TO -- YES, SIR, I APOLOGIZE.