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2016 SESSION
SB 555 Learner's permit or provisional driver's license holder; completion of driver ed.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Learner's permit holder; passenger limits; use of cell phone; licensure requirements for persons under 18. Prohibits a holder of a learner's permit from (i) using a cell phone while driving and (ii) having more than one passenger under age 21. Current law prohibits the holder of a provisional driver's license who is under the age of 19 from (a) having more than one passenger under age 21 unless a parent is present and (b) using a cellphone. The bill removes the exception that a provisional driver's license holder under age 18 may have more than one passenger under age 21 if a parent is present. The bill clarifies that the passenger limitations on all provisional driver's licenses do not include household or family members. The bill allows those who are at least 18 years old to be issued a driver's license after holding a learner's permit for 60 days instead of the current holding requirement of nine months for those under 19 years of age. The bill also requires only those driver's license applicants under 18 years of age to show proof of completion of a driver education program. Current law requires such proof of those under 19 years of age.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102859D pdf
- 01/27/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104689D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105780D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB555ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102859D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/27/16 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104689D-S1
- 01/29/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104689D-S1
- 02/01/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB555S1
- 02/02/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/12/16 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105780D-H1
- 02/26/16 House: Read second time
- 02/29/16 House: Read third time
- 02/29/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105780D-H1
- 02/29/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB555H1
- 02/29/16 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Title replaced 16105780D-H1
- 03/04/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB555ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488)