Virginia Senate Bill 5029 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Passed on November 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-11-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Issuing citations; possession of marijuana and certain traffic offenses. Provides 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. No evidence discovered or obtained as a result of such unlawful stop shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. The bill also provides that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop, search, or seize any person, place, or thing solely on the basis of the odor of marijuana, and no evidence discovered or obtained as a result of such unlawful search or seizure shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. The bill prohibits the enactment of a local ordinance establishing a primary offense when the corresponding provision in the Code of Virginia is a secondary offense. The bill prohibits any local ordinance relating to the ownership or maintenance of a motor vehicle from being cause to stop or arrest a driver of a motor vehicle unless such violation is a jailable offense. The bill prohibits a law-enforcement officer from stopping a pedestrian for jaywalking or entering a highway where the pedestrian cannot be seen. The bill provides that law-enforcement officers are not permitted to stop a motor vehicle for an expired safety inspection or registration sticker until the first day of the fourth month after the original expiration date. The bill also provides that no evidence discovered or obtained due to an impermissible stop, including evidence obtained with the person's consent, is admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding.

Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, etc,

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]
Sen. Barbara Favola [D]	Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D]	Sen. Janet Howell [D]	Sen. Mamie Locke [D]
Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]	Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]	Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]	Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2020-11-09 - House - House: VOTE: (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-09 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-11-09 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-10-02 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) (Y: 21 N: 15 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-28 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 3-N) (Y: 33 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 14-N) (Y: 22 N: 14 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-18 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051)
2020-11-09	House	Enacted, Chapter 51 (effective 3/1/21)
2020-11-09	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-11-09	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-11-09	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB5029ER2)
2020-11-09	House	Reenrolled
2020-11-09		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-11-09	House	VOTE: (54-Y 44-N)
2020-11-09	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (54-Y 44-N)
2020-11-09	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (21-Y 18-N)
2020-11-09	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (39-Y 0-N)
2020-10-21	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-10-14		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020
2020-10-14	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020
2020-10-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-10-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-10-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5029ER)
2020-10-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-10-02	Senate	Title replaced 20201242D-H1
2020-10-02	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
2020-09-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
2020-09-25	House	Passed House with substitute (51-Y 45-N)
2020-09-25	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB5029H1
2020-09-25	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20201242D-H1
2020-09-25	House	Read third time
2020-09-24	House	Read second time
2020-09-22	House	Committee substitute printed 20201242D-H1
2020-09-22	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
2020-09-17	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-09-17	House	Read first time
2020-09-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-08-28	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
2020-08-28	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 3-N)
2020-08-28	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 14-N)
2020-08-27	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB5029S1
2020-08-27	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20200915D-S1
2020-08-27	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-08-27	Senate	Read second time
2020-08-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N)
2020-08-20	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20200915D-S1
2020-08-20	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2020-08-18	Senate	Rereferred to Judiciary
2020-08-18	Senate	Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
2020-08-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2020-08-13	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200057D

HB5058 (Same As) 2020-11-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	919	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	250.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1013	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1049	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1052	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1053	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1054	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+SB5029
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5029+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5029S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5029H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5029ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+SB5029ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+CHAP0051+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+S11V0001+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+S03V0022+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0032SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0048SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0050SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0051SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+H08V0030+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0086+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0195SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0308SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0309SB5029+SB5029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0225+SB5029