Driver's license, etc.; sex designation on application form.
Summary
Department of Motor Vehicles; sex designation. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to offer any applicant the option to mark "male," "female," or "non-binary" when designating the applicant's sex on an application for a driver's license or special identification card.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
21–18
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
3
Committee
11
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 25, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House (57-Y 43-N)
Feb 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Transportation (13-Y 9-N)
Feb 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
Feb 17, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Feb 5, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Jan 30, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB246S1
Jan 30, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20105924D-S1
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N 1-A)
Jan 16, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Jan 16, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Jan 2, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Jan 2, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101569D
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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