Wireless telecommunications devices; use by persons driving school buses. (HB1888)

Introduced By

Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville)

Progress

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

Description

Use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons driving school buses. Allows school bus drivers to use, in addition to two-way radio devices, wireless telecommunications devices that are similar to two-way radio devices to communicate with school or public safety officials. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Committee
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101457D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/13/2017Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
01/16/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/19/2017Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2017Read first time
01/23/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/24/2017Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
01/24/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
01/25/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/08/2017Reported from Transportation with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Reading of amendment waived
02/13/2017Committee amendment agreed to
02/13/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/13/2017Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Placed on Calendar
02/15/2017Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/15/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017Enrolled
02/17/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1888ER)
02/17/2017Signed by Speaker
02/20/2017Signed by President
02/21/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/03/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (effective 7/1/17)
03/03/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)

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 40 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

NEEDS GROW AND HELP THIS OPPORTUNITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH. MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD FOR A QUESTION? WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? . I YIELD, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK THE GENTLEMAN IF WE CAN DESCRIBE IN LAYMAN'S TERM WHAT THAT FLOOR AMENDMENT DID. IT WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND IN LAYMAN'S TERM WHAT THAT ACCOMPLISHES. WHAT WE DID IS ELIMINATED