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HB 3075 Wildlife Center; authorizes vehicles owned thereby to rescue or euthanize injured wildlife.
Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Regulation of traffic; authority of Wildlife Center of Virginia. Authorizes vehicles owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia when specifically requested by a law-enforcement agency to rescue or euthanize injured wildlife to (i) cross medians of divided highways; (ii) use cross-overs and turn-arounds otherwise reserved for use only by authorized vehicles; (iii) drive on a portion of the highway other than the roadway; (iv) stop or stand on any portion of the highway; and (v) operate in any other manner as directed by a law-enforcement officer at the scene. The bill provides that a driver of any such vehicle is not immune from liability, criminal or civil, for reckless behavior.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 074808376 pdf
- 02/19/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3075ER) pdf
- 03/14/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/16/07 House: Presented and ordered printed 074808376
- 01/16/07 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/22/07 House: Assigned Transportation sub: #2 (Saxman)
- 01/30/07 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 House: Read first time
- 02/02/07 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/08/07 Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3075ER)
- 02/19/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/14/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)