Law-enforcement officer; purpose of traffic stop.
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SB 246 — Law-enforcement officer; purpose of traffic stop.
Last action — Left in Courts of Justice
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Law-enforcement officer; purpose of trafficstop. Provides that the operator of a motor vehicle, trailer,or semitrailer that has stopped on the signal of any law-enforcementofficer shall exhibit his registration card, learner's permit, ortemporary driver's permit for the purpose of establishing his identityupon being advised of the purpose of the stop within a reasonabletime by the law-enforcement officer. Current law requires that suchmaterials be exhibited upon the law-enforcement officer's request.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103627D Current pdf January 11, 2022
Action History
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Left in Courts of Justice
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Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
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Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB246)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Passed by for the day
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Transportation (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103627D
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell · Primary
- Kathy K.L. Tran · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 22 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 38% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, Les R. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| Campbell, Ronnie R. | — | Yea |
| Charniele L. Herring | — | Nay |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Nay |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Yea |
| Vivian E. Watts | — | Nay |
| Wren M. Williams | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 48% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 40% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Nay |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Nay |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Not Voting |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Nay |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Nay |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Nay |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 246 do?
- Law-enforcement officer; purpose of trafficstop. Provides that the operator of a motor vehicle, trailer,or semitrailer that has stopped on the signal of any law-enforcementofficer shall exhibit his registration card, learner's permit, ortemporary driver's permit for the purpose of establishing his identityupon being advised of the purpose of the stop within a reasonabletime by the law-enforcement officer. Current law requires that suchmaterials be exhibited upon the law-enforcement officer's request.
- Who sponsors SB 246?
- SB 246 is sponsored by Scott A. Surovell and Kathy K.L. Tran.
- What is the current status of SB 246?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 246?
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