AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS
Summary
Updates, streamlines the law regarding loss or suspension of license by the DMV, and eliminates the provisions that the division may suspend a license for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle or for frequency of offense.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026
Last action Mar 26, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Dimitri
DDemocratic
P
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
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