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2024 SESSION
SB 353 Commercial driver's licenses & learner's permits; definitions, training, drug & alcohol violations.
Introduced by: Timmy F. French | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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 HB 844.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103113D pdf
- 01/23/24 Senate: Printed as engrossed 24103113D-E pdf
- 03/04/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB353ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103113D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/18/24 Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/24 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/24 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/23/24 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/23/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB353E
- 01/23/24 Senate: Printed as engrossed 24103113D-E
- 01/24/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/22/24 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 House: Read second time
- 02/27/24 House: Read third time
- 02/27/24 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB353ER)
- 03/04/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/20/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/20/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)