VA HB960 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Issuing citations; marijuana and certain traffic offenses; exclusion of evidence. Removes provisions that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) with an expired safety inspection or registration sticker until the first day of the fourth month after the original expiration date; (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment; (iii) without a light illuminating a license plate; (iv) without brake lights, a high mount stop light, or headlights; or (v) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive or unusual levels of noise, and the accompanying exclusionary provisions. The bill also removes the exclusionary provisions for operating a motor vehicle (a) in violation of certain restrictions on people with a learner's permit, (b) while smoking with a minor present, (c) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, (d) with certain objects suspended in the vehicle, and (e) without the required use of seat belts, and for certain violations involving pedestrians crossing a highway. The bill also removes the exclusionary provision 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.

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Title

Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, exclusion of evidence.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-15HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2022-01-12HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101174D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152919(n/a)See Bill Text
411302(n/a)See Bill Text
4621003(n/a)See Bill Text
4621013(n/a)See Bill Text
4621014(n/a)See Bill Text
4621014.1(n/a)See Bill Text
4621030(n/a)See Bill Text
4621049(n/a)See Bill Text
4621052(n/a)See Bill Text
4621054(n/a)See Bill Text
4621094(n/a)See Bill Text
4621157(n/a)See Bill Text
4621300(n/a)See Bill Text
462334.01(n/a)See Bill Text
462646(n/a)See Bill Text
462810.1(n/a)See Bill Text
462923(n/a)See Bill Text
462926(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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