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2010 SESSION
HB 856 Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Highway speed limits. Increases the general highway speed limit on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. This bill incorporates HB 176 and is identical to SB 537 (Newman).
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101942D pdf
- 01/28/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104686D-H1 pdf
- 02/18/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB856ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101942D
- 01/13/10 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/22/10 House: Assigned Transportation sub: #2
- 01/27/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
- 01/28/10 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/28/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104686D-H1
- 01/29/10 House: Read first time
- 02/01/10 House: Read second time
- 02/01/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104686D-H1
- 02/01/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB856H1
- 02/02/10 House: Read third time and passed House (71-Y 26-N)
- 02/02/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (71-Y 26-N)
- 02/03/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/11/10 Senate: Reported from Transportation (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/10 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/16/10 Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/18/10 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB856ER)
- 02/18/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/10)
- 03/01/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)