Funeral processions; local sheriff and police department escorts. (HB498)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg)

Progress

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

Description

Funeral processions; sheriff and police escorts. Provides that either the sheriff or the police department in a locality may provide traffic control for funeral processions. Currently, sheriffs may only provide traffic control in localities that do not have a separate police department. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102739D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
01/18/2012Assigned MPPS sub: #3
01/23/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
01/27/2012Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2012Read first time
01/31/2012Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/01/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2012Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/08/2012Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Read third time
02/13/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Enrolled
02/15/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB498ER)
02/15/2012Signed by Speaker
02/16/2012Signed by President
02/28/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/12)
02/28/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)

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 50 seconds.