VA SJR276 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Rules by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Rules by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Opposing federal requirement of a law mandating a six-month driver's license suspension upon conviction of a drug offense. Expresses the opposition of the General Assembly to the enactment or enforcement of a law requiring a six-month revocation or suspension of a person's driver's license upon conviction of a drug offense when such offense is not related to the operation of a motor vehicle. Absent a resolution from the General Assembly expressing such opposition, the failure to enforce such a law results in the withholding of certain federal highway funding by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation from the Commonwealth. Currently, such a law is codified at
Title
Driver's license; federal requirement suspension upon conviction of a drug offense.
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-27 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Rules by voice vote |
| 2015-01-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 2015-01-13 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103376D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SJ276 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SJ276+hil |
