Opposition to HB440 -- As a supplement to my prior comments, please note that the bill summary refers to "certain unsatisfied judgments." Those judgments are unsatisfied judgments arising from motor vehicle accidents! There is a very good reason to suspend the driver's license of someone who has made no arrangement to pay a judgment arising from their negligent driving while uninsured. Liability for a motor vehicle accident judgment is far different from unpaid child support. Also, the substitute is far different from the original bill in that it repeals an entire statutory scheme for trying to ensure that uninsured drivers are financially responsible. The impact statement relates to the original bill, not the substitute. Making it harder to collect damages from uninsured drivers will increase costs for everyone else. Repeal of the entire existing statutory structure of Article 13 (§§ 46.2-417 through 46.2-429) of Chapter 3 of Title 46.2 is likely to have profound unintended consequences for the DMV.

The challenge for one legislator is to vote no on the gun bills..Leave the groupthink system of failure..Stop discriminating against the citizens who placed you in office...Northern Virginia has the highest taxes ..Yet the counties are still in debt..due to failed programs such as the ones you support..

This bill proposes a repeal of the statute that allows a driver’s license to be suspended for unpaid civil judgments against uninsured motorist Pursuant to 46.2-417. The issuance of a driver's license in the Commonwealth is a privilege not a right. A privilege that is disrespected when one drives without insurance which is the law. Not only is it disrespectful to drive without insurance there is negligence involved causing damage to innocent law-abiding citizens of the Commonwealth. I am respectively requesting that you oppose house bill for 440. The ability of a creditor to suspend a driver's license of someone who is driving in the Commonwealth without the required insurance maintains accountability. If we do not report the judgments to the Department of Motor vehicle, there is no mechanism for the Commonwealth to track or monitor insurance coverage and the maintenance of financial responsibility requirements of SR-22. Without this accountability, we jeopardize the ability to ensure affordable automobile insurance. Without the checks and balances of the department of motor vehicles requiring SR22 and holding individuals responsible for damages there is a great risk that insurance premiums will increase for all who try to be compliant and responsible. Please review the fiscal impact statement for this bill The real victim will be acknowledge when it hits your house and your family is hit by an uninsured driver.

I write to OPPOSE HB440. Please do not repeal Va Code § 46.2-417. Please preserve the ability of a judgment creditor to request suspension of the driver's license of a person who has failed to pay a judgment arising from a motor vehicle accident. This judgment enforcement tool has existed for more than 35 years and is the most effective tool for collecting damages owed by uninsured drivers. One of my clients is a group self-insurance pool that provides coverage to many local political subdivisions across Virginia, including cities, counties, towns, schools, and public service authorities. I represent this client in subrogation cases. Members of the pool suffer many different types of damage due to the negligence of uninsured drivers --damage to fire hydrants, guardrails, traffic lights, and many other types of infrastructure, and damage to patrol cars, school buses, city buses, etc. After the group self-insurance pool pays the member's claim, it can, through subrogation, pursue the responsible driver for the damages. Having handled such subrogation cases for many years, I can say that the most useful tool in collecting what is owed in such cases is the ability to request suspension of a driver's license. We only request a suspension if a driver fails to set up a reasonable payment plan. If we suspend and the driver later makes an acceptable payment arrangement with us, we will send a letter to the DMV consenting to restoration of the license. It is best to work with drivers to negotiate payment arrangements because we understand that a driver's ability to pay often hinges on being able to drive. BUT, without the ability to suspend a license, it can be much more difficult, if not impossible, to collect the judgment. Again, please preserve this longstanding tool that helps judgment creditors recover for damages caused by negligent, uninsured drivers. Please oppose HB440.

Legislators,Do you acknowledge that the proposed tax on billionaires in California is a failure? Many billionaires have fled due to democrat fiscal chaos..Virginia will be just like California..A debt ridden, crime infested society all due in part to a poorly run state government ..This does not have to be this way..If you do the right thing..

The politicians arrived at the general assembly..The corrupt power and groupthink was and is..We cant ban guns but make so many laws that it would be difficult to own one. Also there mad at Youngkin because of the vetoes last year. This critique is true .The challenge is for one or more of the gun banners to step up and leave the groupthink..And vote against the bills ..Vote with gun owners..Stop discriminating against the gun class..liberal,conservative..Lafave vs Fairfax is at the supreme Court level..it will nullify the bad gun laws..

I demand NO FASCIST GUN CONTROL TYRANNY be passed. NONE. Everything you're contemplating banning is UNCONSTITUTIONAL and will be thrown out in court. Stop having temper tantrums because you WON'T get your way. NO ANTI-GUN BILLS

This bill is a step in the right direction, and on the same footing as the bill that was repealed some years ago making being a felon equivalent with being voluntarily unemployed or under-employed. How can a person earn the money if he (mostly 'hes) cannot go to work legally? Garnishment is already a severe enough penalty to make certain parents take care of their obligations.

I urge you as a 2nd Amendment advocate, your constituent and American voter, to vote 'NO' on all these bill, which attack our US Constitution and most of all our Liberty! I thank you Sir

This law will be abused by angry people who only want to harm someone they dont like. Make the penalty for abusing this order by mandatory jail time if found abusing it.

I am in opposition to any and all gun control bills on docket in Virginia. It is my belief that they are unconstitutional, and violate both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Do not vote for these bills

This new found power by the left to limit anything and everything to do with firearms is insane! It's not protecting or helping a single person and the only people it is burdening are law abiding citizens. Why not focus on catching bad guys, enforcing the 100's of current gun laws on the books and leave law abiding citizens alone !!!!!!

Anything that prohibits or restricts our 2nd amendment rights is unconstitutional and should be challenged in court if your bills do so restrict. If your bills prohibited the lawful purchase or possession of any type of firearm or related accessories and or our ability to personally construct and use for lawful purposes a firearm or related accessory it is unconstitutional . If you violate the 5th amendment takings clause you are also sponsoring an unconstitutional bill. You know this and still you act in an unconstitutional manner please cease and desist

The recent passage of HB217 and related gun control measures in the Virginia House, including bans on so-called "assault firearms" and large-capacity magazines, represents a direct assault on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Virginians. These laws, which criminalize the sale, manufacture, and transfer of commonly owned firearms, ignore the Constitution's clear protections and the Founding Fathers' intent. The Second Amendment states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." James Madison, the amendment's primary drafter, emphasized in Federalist No. 46 that an armed citizenry serves as a bulwark against tyranny, arguing that the federal government would be restrained by "the advantage of being armed which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation." Similarly, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a 1787 letter to William Stephens Smith that "what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms." The Founders viewed the right to bear arms as essential for self-defense, hunting, and resisting oppression—not limited to outdated muskets, but evolving with technology. Supreme Court precedents affirm this. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess firearms for lawful purposes, including self-defense, and struck down D.C.'s handgun ban. Justice Scalia noted that it safeguards "arms in common use at the time," which today includes semi-automatic rifles like those targeted by HB217. McDonald v. Chicago (2010) extended this to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment. Most recently, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022) invalidated restrictive carry laws, requiring gun regulations to align with historical traditions—something Virginia's broad bans fail to do, as they prohibit weapons millions of Americans own without incident. These measures won't reduce crime—criminals ignore laws—but they disarm the innocent. Virginia's Founders, like Patrick Henry, warned against disarming the people: "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel." Lawmakers should repeal these unconstitutional infringements and uphold our heritage of freedom.

I’m speaking against HB 919 HB 207 HB 1094 HB 217

I strongly oppose these ANTI 2nd amendment bills being passed due to our right to keep and bear arms! If these laws were passed it would violate the 2nd amendment.

Only for work and grocery store. If a person doesn't pay child support, they shouldn't be out for a night on the town. Pay for your kids and not expect to offload responsibilities.