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Commercial driver's licenses & learner's permits; definitions, training, drug & alcohol violations.

It became law on Mar 20, 2024.

VA SB 353 · Senate Bill · 2024

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Became law
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Senate
Sponsor
Timmy French
Latest action
Mar 20, 2024

What it does

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.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Mar 20, 2024

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Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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