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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver's license; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses."
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description: "Driver's license suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses. Removes the existing provisions that allow a person's driver's license to be suspended (i) when he is convicted of or placed on deferred disposition for a drug offense, (ii) for non-payment of certain fees owed to a local correctional facility or regional jail, and (iii) for shoplifting motor fuel. This bill is identical to SB 513."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 909"
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citation: "Virginia HB 909 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/675ff7e2-af57-4fb4-b2d2-4b58a5a424e0"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB909"
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source_hash: "8408ffd75ecd3e1e7f60e61b0a7520a1fd5de07a375758496328beea004ffe48"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 909 (2020) — Driver's license; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses.
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Driver's license suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses. Removes the existing provisions that allow a person's driver's license to be suspended (i) when he is convicted of or placed on deferred disposition for a drug offense, (ii) for non-payment of certain fees owed to a local correctional facility or regional jail, and (iii) for shoplifting motor fuel. This bill is identical to SB 513.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0740)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB909ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB909ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB909E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB909E)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB909)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB909)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) — **34–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 5-N) — **14–5** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) — **13–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102919D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-28** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB909)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-05** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-06** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-07** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-10** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2020-02-10** Amendment by Delegate Simon agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House as amended HB909E
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- **2020-02-10** Printed as engrossed 20102919D-E
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-19** Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-25** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-26** Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB909E)
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- **2020-03-02** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-02** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-03** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-03-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB909ER)
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- **2020-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 740 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/675ff7e2-af57-4fb4-b2d2-4b58a5a424e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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