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1999 SESSION

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SB 720 Special license plates; certain members of armed forces.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Special license plates. Authorizes display, on vehicles required to display official government-use only license plates, a device identifying those vehicles that use clean special fuels, so that those vehicles can enjoy the exceptional use of HOV lanes granted to vehicles displaying clean special fuel license plates; authorizes persons honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service with the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps to be issued special license plates currently authorized for issuance only to persons on active duty with or retired from those armed services. This bill also authorizes issuance of town logo special license plates; special license plates for members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES), members of the Virginia State Police Alumni, Inc., and supporters of Operation Wildflower; and Oceana Naval Air Station, Boy Scouts of America, and Virginia lighthouses special license plates.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/13/98 991304655  pdf
• 02/05/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 996728655-S1  pdf
• 02/18/99  House: Committee substitute printed 996745655-H1  pdf
• 03/10/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB720ER)  pdf
• 04/12/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/13/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/13/98 991304655
• 01/13/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/03/99  Senate: Reported from Transportation w/sub. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 996728655-S1
• 02/05/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/99  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/08/99  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 996728655-S1
• 02/08/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 996728655-S1
• 02/08/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/08/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/08/99  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/10/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/99  House: Read first time
• 02/10/99  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/11/99  House: Assigned to Tra. sub-committee: 3
• 02/18/99  House: Committee substitute printed 996745655-H1
• 02/18/99  House: Reported from Tra. w/sub. (26-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  House: Read second time
• 02/22/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/23/99  House: Read third time
• 02/23/99  House: Committee substitute agreed to 996745655-H1
• 02/23/99  House: Amendments by Mr. J.C. Jones agreed to
• 02/23/99  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 996745655-EH1
• 02/23/99  House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (92-Y 3-N)
• 02/23/99  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/25/99  Senate: Reading of substitute with amendments waived
• 02/25/99  Senate: House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: Rec. of House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: House sub. w/amds. rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE SUB. W/AMDS. (1-Y 39-N)
• 02/25/99  House: House insisted on substitute with amendments
• 02/25/99  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/25/99  Senate: Placed in block (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/25/99  Senate: Senators: Barry, Ticer, Edwards
• 02/25/99  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/25/99  House: Delegates: Woodrum, Grayson, Ware
• 02/26/99  House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N)
• 02/26/99  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/26/99  Conference: House amendments accepted by conference committee
• 02/26/99  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/26/99  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/26/99  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/27/99  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (37-Y 1-N)
• 03/10/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB720ER)
• 03/15/99  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/16/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/18/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/29/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 883 (effective 7/1/99)
• 04/12/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883)