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2000 SESSION

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HB 544 Commercial vehicles in Northern Virginia.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Commercial vehicles. Prohibits operation of commercial vehicles (other than buses and school buses) on the left-most lane of interstate highways with speed limits of at least 65 mph and more than two lanes in each direction, except when preparing to exit a highway via a left exit or when being used to perform maintenance or construction work. This bill applies the same limitation to similar interstate highways within the 8th Planning District, regardless of the speed limit.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 004680824  pdf
• 02/10/00  House: Committee substitute printed 002730824-H1  pdf
• 03/16/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB544ER)  pdf
• 04/11/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 004680824
• 01/19/00  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/26/00  House: Assigned to Tra. sub-committee: 3
• 02/10/00  House: Reported from Tra. w/sub (21-Y 4-N)
• 02/10/00  House: Committee substitute printed 002730824-H1
• 02/11/00  House: Read first time
• 02/12/00  House: Read second time
• 02/12/00  House: Committee substitute agreed to 002730824-H1
• 02/12/00  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 002730824-H1
• 02/14/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 03/02/00  Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/06/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/16/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB544ER)
• 03/20/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/11/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)