HB470: Loitering; prohibited in right-of-way of certain highways with posted signs.
Chief Patron
Del.
Vivian Watts (D-39)
Vivian Watts
(D-39)
Annandale, VA
Served: 1996–
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/10/2008: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 01/07/2008 Committee
- 01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084516784
- 01/07/2008 Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/17/2008 Reported from Transportation with amendment (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/18/2008 Read first time
- 01/21/2008 Read second time
- 01/21/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/21/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB470E
- 01/21/2008 Printed as engrossed 084516784-E
- 01/22/2008 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/22/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 01/23/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/23/2008 Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/21/2008 Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/22/2008 Committee substitute printed 083561784-S1
- 02/25/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/26/2008 Read third time
- 02/26/2008 Reading of substitute waived
- 02/26/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 083561784-S1
- 02/26/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB470S1
- 02/26/2008 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/27/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/2008 Senate substitute agreed to by House 083561784-S1 (95-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/2008 VOTE: (95-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/03/2008 Enrolled
- 03/03/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB470ER)
- 03/04/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2008 Signed by President
- 03/10/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 503 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/17/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0503)
Summary
Loitering in the rights-of-way of certain highways. Prohibits
loitering in the right-of-way of any highway on which the Commissioner has
posted signs prohibiting such activity.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/21/2008, 01/21/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/23/2008, 01/23/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008 and 02/28/2008.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Comments
The problem with this bill as passed is that it allows cities and towns to make individualized (and probably inconsistent) judgments about what constitutes a safety hazard when evaluating whether to prohibit loitering. The old law allowed the Commissioner of Transportation to establish a single statewide standard for when bridges would be posted as no loitering, and the initial proposal would only have allowed the Commissioner to extend safety bans to public rights of way.