Prisoners; use to maintain medians or other nontraveled portions of state highways. (HB543)

Introduced By

Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville) with support from co-patrons Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), and Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford)

Progress

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

Description

Prisoners; maintenance of highways; grass cutting.  Authorizes the use of prisoner labor to maintain the medians or other nontraveled portions of state highways. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100222D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
01/19/2010Assigned MPPS sub: #3
01/22/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
01/27/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB543)
02/09/2010Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2010Read first time
02/11/2010Read second time and engrossed
02/12/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/12/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2010Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/19/2010Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2010Read third time
02/23/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2010Enrolled
03/01/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB543ER)
03/01/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB543ER)
03/01/2010Signed by Speaker
03/02/2010Signed by President
03/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/10)
03/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.