AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES --VIOLATIONS (Reduces the civil penalty for the first and second offenses for driving without a license or driving with a suspended license, and would make a third violation a civil offense and a fourth offense a misdemeanor punishable by a fine.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 12, 2022
Signed Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2022
Signed into law
06/29/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/22/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 19, 2022
Committee
05/19/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 12, 2022
Introduced
05/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Leo Felix
DDemocratic
P
Mary Messier
DDemocratic
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