Speed limits; expands authority of any locality to reduce to less than 25 miles per hour, etc. (HB633)
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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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Description
Reduction of speed limits; local authority. Expands the current authority of any locality to reduce the speed limit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 miles per hour, on highways within its boundaries that are located in a business district or residence district, provided that such reduced speed limit is indicated by lawfully placed signs, to include highways within the state highway system. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100393D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/19/2022 | Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding |
| 01/20/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB633) |
| 02/01/2022 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/15/2022 | Left in Transportation |
Comments
This bill will lead to small cities preying on motorists from surrounding areas. They will create speedtraps, lowering the speed limit to unreasonably low speeds not needed for safety, so as to exploit motorists passing through who are unaware until too late of the unreasonably low speed limit. Falls Church already behaves in a way uncomfortably close to exploitative to motorists from the surrounding counties.