Transportation safety; adopting several initiatives. (HB1439)
Introduced By
Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) with support from co-patrons Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), and Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Transportation safety. Adopts several initiatives related to transportation and safety, including (i) making it illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; (ii) requiring all passengers in a vehicle to wear safety belts and making failure to wear a safety belt a primary offense; (iii) prohibiting the use of handheld personal communication devices; (iv) establishing a speed monitoring program in highway safety corridors that uses a vehicle sensor to take a picture of a vehicle traveling more than 10 miles over the speed limit, subjecting the driver to a monetary fine; and (v) allowing localities to lower the speed limit below 25 miles per hour in business and residential districts. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish an advisory committee to oversee education and training materials and implementation and enforcement of policies such as the bill's safety belt and handheld personal communications device provisions. The bill decreases the frequency of vehicle inspections from every 12 months to every 24 months. The bill contains numerous technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Status
02/26/2020: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2020 | Committee |
| 01/08/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104140D |
| 01/08/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/14/2020 | Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles |
| 01/27/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) |
| 01/27/2020 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/30/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/30/2020 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/30/2020 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 01/30/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107173D-H1 |
| 02/07/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/07/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) |
| 02/07/2020 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107985D-H2 |
| 02/07/2020 | Substitute bill reprinted 20107985D-H2 |
| 02/09/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2020 | Committee on Transportation substitute rejected 20107173D-H1 |
| 02/10/2020 | Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107985D-H2 |
| 02/10/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1439H2 |
| 02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| 02/11/2020 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 02/20/2020 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/20/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108821D-S1 |
| 02/25/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 92-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/26/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/26/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108821D-S1 |
| 02/26/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1439S1 |
| 02/26/2020 | Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Senate substitute rejected by House 20108821D-S1 (0-Y 92-N) |
| 02/26/2020 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 92-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/27/2020 | House acceded to request |
| 02/27/2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/27/2020 | Delegates: McQuinn, Jones, Knight |
| 02/27/2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/27/2020 | Senators: Lucas, Marsden, Suetterlein |
| 03/05/2020 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 03/05/2020 | Conference substitute printed 20109492D-H3 |
| 03/07/2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 42-N) |
| 03/07/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2020 | Conference report rejected by Senate (11-Y 29-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/12/2020 | No further action taken |
| 03/12/2020 | Failed to pass in House |