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HB 1878 Suspension of license; person legally adjudged incompetent.
Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Suspension of license of person legally adjudged incapacitated and not competent to drive; notice to DMV Commissioner. Clarifies the roles of the courts and the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles with regard to persons previously legally adjudged incapacitated and not competent to drive or whose license has been suspended following discharge from a facility operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill provides that under all such circumstances, the Department reserves the right to examine any licensed driver, any person applying for a driver's license or renewal thereof, or any person whose license has been suspended or revoked to determine his fitness to drive a motor vehicle with safety to persons and property. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102952D pdf
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104303D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1878ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102952D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104303D-H1
- 01/27/17 House: Read first time
- 01/30/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/17 House: Read second time
- 01/31/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104303D-H1
- 01/31/17 House: Emergency clause added
- 01/31/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1878H1
- 02/01/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/08/17 Senate: Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1878ER)
- 02/15/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
- 02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
- 02/23/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (effective 2/23/17)
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)