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2009 SESSION

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HB 2542 Move-over law; motorists must, if safe, move left when approaching stationary emergency vehicles.

Introduced by: Shannon R. Valentine | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

"Move-over" law.  Revises the class of stationary vehicles for which motorists must, if safe to do so, move over by providing a new definition of "emergency vehicle."

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/09  House: Presented and ordered printed 093573760  pdf | impact statement

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HISTORY

• 01/19/09  House: Presented and ordered printed 093573760
• 01/19/09  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/03/09  House: Reported from Transportation (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/09  House: Read first time
• 02/06/09  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/09  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/09  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/12/09  Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/09  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/23/09  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/09  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/25/09  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/25/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/25/09  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/26/09  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (2-Y 95-N)
• 02/26/09  House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 95-N)
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/26/09  House: House acceded to request
• 02/26/09  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/26/09  House: Delegates: Valentine, Miller, J.H., Bell
• 02/26/09  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senators: Deeds, Ticer, Smith
• 02/28/09  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/28/09  Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/09  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/28/09  Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (16-Y 24-N)
• 02/28/09  House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/09  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/09  Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (39-Y 1-Y)
• 03/04/09  House: No further action taken
• 03/04/09  House: Failed to pass in House