Commercial driver's licenses; disqualification for life from holding license, human trafficking.
Summary
Commercial driver's licenses. Disqualifiesfor life from holding a commercial driver's license persons convictedof a felony involving an act or practice of severe forms of traffickingin persons while driving a commercial motor vehicle. The bill prohibitsthe Department of Motor Vehicles and every district court or circuitcourt or the clerk thereof from reducing, dismissing, deferring,or otherwise concealing a conviction of any offense committed whileoperating a commercial motor vehicle or of any holder of a commercialdriver's license or permit charged with any offense committed whileoperating a noncommercial motor vehicle and requires the Departmentand the courts to comply with federal laws and regulations regardingsuch convictions. The bill also authorizes Class A driver trainingschools to administer the commercial driver's license knowledge examinations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102058D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
LG
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
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