Driver's license; suspension of license for nonpayment of fines and court costs. (SB1188)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg)

Progress

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

Description

Driver's license suspension; repeal. Removes the requirement that a person's driver's license be suspended for nonpayment of fines and court costs. The bill removes the existing provision that a person loses his driver's license for six months when convicted of or placed on deferred disposition for a drug offense. The bill removes the requirement that a person who is less than 18 years old and attending a public school in the Commonwealth who has had 10 or more unexcused absences from school on consecutive school days show cause why his driver's license should not be suspended. The provisions of this bill that affect the Code of Virginia have a delayed effective date of September 1, 2017. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102797D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/30/2017Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1188)
02/01/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2017Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Placed on Calendar
02/06/2017Read first time
02/06/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2017Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/15/2017Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely
02/21/2017Left in Courts of Justice

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 2 minutes.

Transcript

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

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, PASSING IT BY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I THINK THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY, THIS DOES STRESS THE CONCERNS THAT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN BATTING AROUND, AND I AGREE AND CONCUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. THE QUESTION, SHALL THE FLOOR SENATOR. AMENDMENTS IN BLOCK BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE FLOORS AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY. I MOVE THAT WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND ENGROSS AND PASS THE BILL ON TO ITS THIRD READ. GUEST: THANK YOU, SENATOR.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS, SHALL THE BILL BE ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO ITS THIRD READING? AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION, SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO THIRD READING. THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY.

[Unknown]: NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE CONSTITUTIONAL READING BE DISPENSED.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION, IS SHALL THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE THIRD CONS CONS -- CONSTITUTIONAL READING BE DISPENSED WITH. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE; THOSE OPPOSED, NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? , THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT SENATE BILL 919 AS AMENDED BE PASSED.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION SHALL SENATE BILL 919 PASS. RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE; THOSE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL OPPOSED, NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE BILL PASSES. REGULAR CALENDAR, SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING, SENATE BILL 1128, A BILL RELATING TO THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; FAILURE TO RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR RECORDS; REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION. MR. PRESIDENT, CAN SENATE BILL 1128 GO BY FOR THE DAY?

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): WITHOUT OBJECTION, SENATE BILL 1128 WILL GO BY FOR THE DAY.

[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1441, A BILL RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTE; ELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS WHOSE POLLING PLACE PROHIBITS FIREARMS. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM RICHMOND CITY, SENATOR SURROUND VANITY. I MOVE THE BILL PASS AND SPEAKING TO THAT BILL. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, SENATE BILL

Comments

Wayne Moyer writes:

I support this bill and recommend it to De. Pogee..