Commercial driver's licenses & learner's permits; definitions, training, drug & alcohol violations.
Summary
Commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; definitions; commercial driver training; drug and alcohol violations. Conforms the definition of commercial motor vehicle to federal regulations, codifies the entry-level driver training system required by federal regulations, and removes contradictory provisions. The bill also prohibits the issuance or continued validity of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits after a drug or alcohol violation by the applicant, licensee, or permittee. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 353.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 20, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB844ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB844E
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terry Austin
RRepublican
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