Drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; duties, etc. (HB157)
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Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty. Makes a driver's failure to (i) move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary towing vehicle or incident or traffic management vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating amber lights or (ii) proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed when passing such a vehicle reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a failure to so move or proceed with due caution when approaching other such listed vehicles is reckless driving. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/20/2019 | Committee |
| 12/20/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101726D |
| 12/20/2019 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 12/23/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB157) |
| 01/14/2020 | Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles |
| 01/20/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/20/2020 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/21/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB157) |
| 01/23/2020 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 01/23/2020 | Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/27/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2020 | Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/04/2020 | Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N) |
| 02/04/2020 | VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/05/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 02/13/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Transportation (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
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 2 minutes.