Incident management; VDOT vehicles are exempt from certain provisions. (HB2163)

Introduced By

Del. Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Incident management. Provides that vehicles owned or controlled by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are exempt from provisions related to stopping on highways while performing emergency road clearance duties. The bill also provides that, in addition to tow truck operators, VDOT vehicles may perform certain incident management duties. Read the Bill »

Status

03/09/2007: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/09/2007Committee
01/09/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078378124
01/09/2007Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/12/2007Assigned Transportation sub: #2 (Saxman)
02/01/2007Read first time
02/02/2007Read second time
02/02/2007Committee amendment agreed to
02/02/2007Engrossed by House as amended HB2163E
02/02/2007Printed as engrossed 078378124-E
02/03/2007Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2007Communicated to Senate
02/05/2007Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2007Referred 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 (HB2163ER)
02/19/2007Signed by Speaker
02/20/2007Signed by President
03/09/2007G Approved by Governor-Chapter 189 (effective 7/1/07)
03/14/2007G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0189)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1144.