HB1525
Driver's licenses; revocation or suspension, laws of other jurisdictions.
Summary
As Enacted. Revocation or suspension of driver's licenses; laws of other jurisdictions.
Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles is limited to reviewing the text of another jurisdiction's law when determining whether a person's driver's license should be administratively revoked or suspended as a result of such person's conviction in the other jurisdiction for an offense substantially similar to ... (More) an offense under the law of the Commonwealth that requires revocation or suspension of a person's driver's license. The bill also provides that if the Commissioner cannot reasonably determine from the text of the other jurisdiction's law whether such law is substantially similar to the law of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner may, if available, review a certified copy of the final order of the person's conviction in the other jurisdiction. The bill also establishes a process for any person whose driver's license was administratively revoked or suspended prior to July 1, 2017, on the basis of a conviction in another jurisdiction to request a review of such revocation or suspension. The provisions of the act do not apply to any disqualification of eligibility to operate a commercial motor vehicle imposed by the Commissioner pursuant to the Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/26/2016 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100315D
- 12/26/2016 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/2017 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/16/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1525)
- 01/25/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2017 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2017 - House: Read first time
- 02/01/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/01/2017 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/01/2017 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1525E
- 02/01/2017 - House: Printed as engrossed 17100315D-E
- 02/02/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/05/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1525E)
- 02/08/2017 - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2017 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Floor substitute printed to LIS only 17105569D-S1 (Surovell)
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 17105594D-S2 (Surovell)
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Recommitted to Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Substitute #1 by Senator Surovell withdrawn 17105569D-S1
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Substitute #2 by Senator Surovell agreed to 17105594D-S2
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1525S2
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/2017 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 17105594D-S2 (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/21/2017 - House: VOTE:REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/22/2017 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2017 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/23/2017 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/2017 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/2017 - House: Delegates: Albo, Loupassi, Murphy
- 02/23/2017 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2017 - Senate: Senators: Reeves, Cosgrove, Surovell
- 02/25/2017 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/2017 - House: Conference substitute printed 17105892D-H1
- 02/25/2017 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2017 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2017 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1525ER)
- 03/07/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/2017 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/28/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1525ER)
- 04/05/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/05/2017 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/2017 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/05/2017 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/05/2017 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1525ER2)
- 04/05/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/05/2017 - House: Enacted, Chapter 776 (effective 7/1/17)
- 04/05/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0776)
