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2017 SESSION
HB 1761 Regulation of taxicabs.
Introduced by: Richard L. Anderson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Regulation of taxicabs. Provides that the governing body of any county, city, or town that regulates taxicabs may authorize any taxicab to operate software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares, notwithstanding the requirements for the specifications and tolerances for measuring and weighing devices. The bill repeals the requirement that all taxicabs display roof signs and specific markings. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103625D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17103625D-E pdf
- 02/17/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1761ER) pdf
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103625D
- 01/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/19/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Reported from Transportation with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/17 House: Read first time
- 01/26/17 House: Passed by temporarily
- 01/26/17 House: Read second time
- 01/26/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/26/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1761E
- 01/26/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17103625D-E
- 01/27/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/08/17 Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/13/17 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 02/13/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/17 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1761ER)
- 02/17/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (effective 3/16/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528)