Driving in flooded areas; localities may by ordinance prohibit, exception. (HB289)
Introduced By
Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson) with support from co-patron Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Local regulation of driving in flooded areas; penalty. Allows localities to by ordinance prohibit driving in a flooded street in a way that damages property and creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for a violation of such ordinance. This prohibition does not apply to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, or operators of Department of Transportation vehicles in the performance of their official duties. Read the Bill »
Status
03/11/2016: failed house
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2016 | Committee |
01/04/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101326D |
01/04/2016 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/13/2016 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB289) |
01/15/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Subcommittee #1 |
01/15/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/15/2016 | Assigned Tansportation sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/15/2016 | Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/29/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
02/04/2016 | Reported from Transportation with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2016 | Read first time |
02/08/2016 | Read second time |
02/08/2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/08/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended HB289E |
02/08/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16101326D-E |
02/09/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/09/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/10/2016 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/17/2016 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105598D-S1 |
02/19/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2016 | Read third time |
02/22/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/22/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105598D-S1 |
02/22/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB289S1 |
02/22/2016 | Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/24/2016 | Senate substitute rejected by House 16105598D-S1 (0-Y 99-N) |
02/24/2016 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2016 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2016 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/11/2016 | No further action taken |
03/11/2016 | Failed to pass in House |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.