2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB875: 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 removes the accompanying exclusionary provisions. 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 removes the accompanying exclusionary provisions.

Bill History

1/3/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103276D
Senate
1/3/2023
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
1/26/2023
Rereferred from Transportation (12-Y 1-N)
Senate
1/26/2023
Rereferred to Judiciary
Senate
2/1/2023
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2/1/2023
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (12-Y 1-N)
1/26/2023
12
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED