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2018 SESSION
SB 496 Off-road recreational vehicles; increases highway speed limit.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Off-road recreational vehicles; highway speed limit. Increases from 25 to 35 miles per hour the maximum highway speed limit wherein the governing body of any county, city, or town embraced by the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority may by ordinance authorize the operation of any off-road recreational vehicle. The bill provides that such governing body may by ordinance authorize the operation of any such vehicle for a distance of no more than five miles on any highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100738D pdf
- 03/01/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB496ER) pdf
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100738D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/31/18 Senate: Reported from Transportation (10-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/18 House: Read first time
- 02/08/18 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/16/18 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/20/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/18 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/18 House: Read second time
- 02/27/18 House: Read third time
- 02/27/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB496ER)
- 03/01/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
- 03/06/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/19/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 364 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364)