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HB1911

Duties of drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Chris Peace (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty.

Makes a driver's failure to move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating blue, red, or amber lights, or, if changing lanes would be unreasonable or unsafe, to proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed, reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, a first such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a second such offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/04/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101248D
  • 01/04/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/07/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1911)
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/30/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1911)
  • 01/30/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106242D-H1
  • 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1911H1)
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106242D-H1
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1911H1
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1911H1)
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/11/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106735D-S1
  • 02/11/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1911S1)
  • 02/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1911S1)
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106735D-S1
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1911S1
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (37-Y 3-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 19106735D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/21/2019 - House: House acceded to request
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Peace, Adams, L.R., Hope
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Carrico, Obenshain, Petersen
  • 02/22/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Conference substitute printed 19107667D-H2
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1911ER)
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
  • 03/11/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/11/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1911ER)
  • 03/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1911ER)
  • 03/22/2019 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 03/22/2019 - House: Governor's substitute printed 19107782D-H3
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 04/03/2019 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 6-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (37-Y 0-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 27-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Communicated to Governor
  • 04/03/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
  • 04/29/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 850 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 04/29/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0850)

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