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2010 SESSION
SB 537 Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | 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 is the same as HB 856.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102276D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB537ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102276D
- 01/13/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/21/10 Senate: Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N)
- 01/25/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/10 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/10 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 01/25/10 Senate: Recommitted to Transportation
- 01/28/10 Senate: Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/01/10 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/08/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/10 House: Read first time
- 02/08/10 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/18/10 House: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/10 House: Read second time
- 02/22/10 House: Read third time
- 02/22/10 House: Passed House (76-Y 22-N)
- 02/22/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (76-Y 22-N)
- 02/23/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB537ER)
- 02/24/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/10)
- 03/08/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)