Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations. (HB1030)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Austin (R-Buchanan)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Issuing citations; marijuana and certain traffic offenses. Removes the provisions that provide that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) without a light illuminating a license plate, (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment, (iii) without brake lights or a high mount stop light, (iv) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive or unusual levels of noise, (v) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, and (vi) with certain objects suspended in the vehicle, and the accompanying exclusionary provisions. The bill also repeals the provision that provides that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop, search, or seize any person, place, or thing solely on the basis of the odor of marijuana and that no evidence discovered or obtained as a result of such unlawful search or seizure shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. Read the Bill »
Status
02/07/2022: Incorporated into Another Bill
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2022 | Committee |
01/12/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101639D |
01/12/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/25/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1030) |
01/27/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/28/2022 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB79-Campbell, R.R.) |
02/07/2022 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB79-Campbell, R.R.) |
Comments
Please vote no on this. You know it’s the right thing to do. Don’t set VA back.
Please vote NO on this. This will take us back 500 years.
If police can it enforce a law, then do not make it a crime in the first place.