Overweight permits; exempts fire & emergency apparatus from weight limits on bridges & culverts. (HB1679)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Bridges and culverts. Exempts fire and emergency medical apparatus responding to emergency calls from weight limits on bridges and culverts, provided the vehicles are not so heavy as to cause immediate structural damage. Read the Bill »

Status

03/09/2007: signed by governor

History

DateAction
12/08/2006Committee
12/08/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078050276
12/08/2006Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/26/2007Committee substitute printed 073562276-H1
01/26/2007Read first time
01/29/2007Read second time
01/29/2007Committee substitute agreed to 073562276-H1
01/29/2007Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1679H1
01/30/2007Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/30/2007Communicated to Senate
01/31/2007Constitutional reading dispensed
01/31/2007Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/12/2007Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2007Read third time
02/13/2007Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007Enrolled
02/19/2007Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1679ER)
02/19/2007Signed by Speaker
02/20/2007Signed by President
03/09/2007G Approved by Governor-Chapter 177 (effective 7/1/07)
03/14/2007G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177)