2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1380: Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.

Legislative Summary

Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses. Removes the provisions that provide that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) without a light illuminating a license plate, (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment, (iii) without brake lights or a high mount stop light, (iv) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive or unusual levels of noise, (v) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, and (vi) with certain objects suspended in the vehicle and the removes the accompanying exclusionary provisions.

Bill History

11/7/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100678D
House of Delegates
11/7/2022
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/12/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/13/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Committee substitute printed 23104498D-H1
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Incorporates HB1703 (Tara Durant)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Incorporates HB1445 (Scott Wyatt)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23104498D-H1
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1380H1
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
1/30/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/13/2023
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate

Amendments

Substitute for HB1380 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

Substitute for HB1380 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

1/13/2023Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2/13/2023
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
1/27/2023
53
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 9-N)
1/23/2023
10
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
1/13/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/26/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/202350.9 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text11/7/202252.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202365.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/19/202361.3 KB