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by many Virginians.
“This was one of the first issues many of us wanted to tackle when we started the General Assembly session. We voted today to undo one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation in Virginia’s history,” Senator Deeds said.
Senators Linda “Toddy” Puller (D-Fairfax), Louise Lucas <D-Portsmouth), Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville) and Chuck Colgan (D-Prince William) and Chap Petersen also introduced legislation to repeal the abusive driver fees.
“This issue is about fairness. It was to about repealing legislation that treated Virginians differently than non-Virginians. These abuser fees where the wrong approach and needed to be repealed,” Senator Reynolds said.
“As I drove throughout my district talking to people, this issue came up time and time again. They talked about how unfair it was and how much they hated it,” Senator Lucas said. “I knew heading into session this year something needed be done and that is why I introduced my bill. I am pleased to be able to tell my constituents that we have gotten rid of the abusive driver fees.”
Democratic Senators worked in a bi-partisan fashion with Senator Kenneth Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) to draft and pass amendments to refund the fines paid by those who have been assessed an abusive driver fee.
In addition, an emergency clause was added to the bill to ensure the repeal goes into
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