Failure to obey highway sign where driver sleeping or resting; prepayable offense. (SB1021)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Failure to obey highway sign where driver sleeping or resting; prepayable offense. Provides that the failure to obey a highway sign due to the driver's sleeping or resting in his vehicle on the shoulder of the highway is a prepayable offense. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/04/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102922D
01/04/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/25/2017Reported from Transportation (7-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Passed by for the day
01/31/2017Passed by for the day
02/02/2017Passed by for the day
02/03/2017Read second time
02/03/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2017Floor substitute printed 17105103D-S1 (Barker)
02/03/2017Substitute by Senator Barker agreed to 17105103D-S1
02/03/2017Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1021S1
02/06/2017Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/09/2017Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
02/13/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
02/16/2017Reported from Transportation (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017Read second time
02/20/2017Read third time
02/20/2017Passed House (82-Y 14-N)
02/20/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2017Enrolled
02/22/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1021ER)
02/22/2017Signed by President
02/22/2017Signed by Speaker
02/23/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
02/23/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.

Transcript

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

ATTENTION IN THE GALLERY TO A PROFESSIONAL FAIRFAX FROM THE CITY OF BRISTOL. BEFORE YOU START WONDERING WHY I'M INTRODUCING SOMEBODY FROM THE SENATOR FROM GRAYSON'S DISTRICT. HIS NAME IS BRIAN BOYD II AND IS ALSO IN THE ARMY RESERVES ASSIGNED TO THE 261 ORDINANCE COMPANY IN CROSS LANES WEST BY GOD, VIRGINIA. BRIAN BOYD II IS ALSO THE SON OF MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE JENNIFER WELCOME BRIAN BOYD AND MY BOYD. LEGISLATIVE AIDE JENNIFER BOYD TO THE NASCAR. SENATE. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? JENNIFER THANK YOU FOR DOING GREAT WORK FOR THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY. BRIAN, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A FAIRFAX AND TO THE GUARD. I WOULD ASK THE MEMBERS TO JOIN ME IN WELCOMING BRIAN BOYD AND HIS MOTHER THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. [APPLAUSE] THE SENATOR FROM FRANKLIN
BEEN MADE TO SOUND HERE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, I WOULDN'T VOTE FOR THEM MYSELF. BUT THEY'RE NOT. WE'RE ONLY ASKING YOU LIMIT THE TIME THAT THE CHILD IS AWAY FROM SCHOOL. IF AND YOU GET THEM BACK INTO SCHOOL FOR INSTRUCTION AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. OUR CODE ALREADY PROVIDES THAT YOU SHOULD BE ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE PLANS. NOT EVERYBODY CAN COEXIST IN THE CLASSROOM. I GET THAT. I'VE BEEN IN THOSE CLASSROOMS. BUT I BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF THESE STUDENTS DESERVES THE SAME OPPORTUNITY. SOME WON'T SUCCEED. SOME WILL FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. WE KNOW THAT. WE CAN'T SAVE EVERYONE. BUT WE CAN SAVE SOME OF THEM. WE CAN'T DO IT IF WE THROW THEM TO THE CURVE AND THAT'S WHAT