Electronic credentials; discretionary fee, up to $10 per year, assessed by DMV for each individual.
Summary
Electronic credentials; fee. Makes discretionary the amount of the fee, up to $10 per year, assessed by the Department of Motor Vehicles for each individual issued electronic credentials or granted access to an electronic credential. Under current law, the fee is fixed at $10 per year. The bill authorizes the Department to issue electronic registration cards to individuals who hold a valid physical registration card and clarifies when a physical registration card is required.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Dec 23, 2021
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 27, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 183 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB34S1
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104817D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Dec 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Dec 23, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103302D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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