VA HB844 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; definitions; commercial driver training; drug and alcohol violations. Conforms the definition of commercial motor vehicle to federal regulations, codifies the entry-level driver training system required by federal regulations, and removes contradictory provisions. The bill also prohibits the issuance or continued validity of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits after a drug or alcohol violation by the applicant, licensee, or permittee. The bill contains technical amendments.
Title
Commercial driver's licenses & learner's permits; definitions, training, drug & alcohol violations.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107) | |
| 2024-03-20 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB844ER) |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-31 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Engrossed bill reprinted 24103111D-E |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Printed as engrossed 24103111D-E |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB844E |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Assigned Transportation sub: Department of Motor Vehicles |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103111D |
Same As/Similar To
SB353 (Similar To) 2024-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 2 | 1700 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 46 | 2 | 1708 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 46 | 2 | 341.12 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 46 | 2 | 341.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
