Vehicle registration; special communication needs indicator.
Summary
Vehicle registration; special communicationneeds indicator. Expands eligibility for a special communicationneeds indicator on a vehicle registration to vehicle owners whosevehicle is regularly occupied by an individual who has a disabilitythat can impair communication. Current law authorizes those vehicleowners who have a disability that can impair communication to applyfor such an indicator. The bill authorizes the removal of such indicatorby request in writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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 11, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 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
30
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (14-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 25, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1960E
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101543D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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