HB2084: Law-enforcement escorts; shall be considered emergency vehicles & exempt from obeying regulations.

Chief Patron

Al Eisenberg (D-47)
Arlington, VA
Served: 2004–

Progress

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

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/08/2007 Committee
01/08/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077570301
01/08/2007 Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/12/2007 Assigned Transportation sub: #3 (Carrico)
01/25/2007 Read first time
01/26/2007 Read second time
01/26/2007 Committee amendment agreed to
01/26/2007 Passed by for the day
01/29/2007 Passed by for the day
01/30/2007 Passed by for the day
01/31/2007 Passed by for the day
02/01/2007 Read second time
02/01/2007 Floor substitute printed 073568352-H1 (Joannou)
02/01/2007 Substitute by Delegate Joannou agreed to 073568352-H1
02/01/2007 Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2084H1
02/02/2007 Read third time and passed House (91-Y 4-N)
02/02/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/05/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2007 Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/09/2007 Committee substitute printed 079446352-S1
02/12/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2007 Read third time
02/13/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/13/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 079446352-S1
02/13/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2084S1
02/13/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/15/2007 Senate substitute rejected by House (41-Y 57-N)
02/19/2007 Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
02/19/2007 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007 Senate requested conference committee
02/20/2007 House acceded to request
02/22/2007 Senators: O'Brien, Rerras, McDougal
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by House
02/22/2007 Delegates: Eisenberg, Welch, Joannou
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/22/2007 Senators: O'Brien, Rerras, McDougle
02/24/2007 Conference substitute printed 073577352-H2
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2007 Reading of conference report waived
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007 Enrolled
03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2084ER)
03/12/2007 Signed by President
03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 2-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB2084ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 860 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0860)

Summary

Law-enforcement escorts. Provides that any federal, state, or local law-enforcement vehicle used in conducting a funeral escort, wide load escort, dignitary escort, or any other escort shall be considered an emergency vehicle and is exempt from obeying certain regulations such as speed limit and traffic signals and signs.

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