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2002 SESSION

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SB 597 Driver education programs; distracted driving awareness.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Driver Education. Adds instruction concerning distracted driving to the requirements for driver education in the public schools and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles' driver improvement clinic programs to include instruction concerning alcohol and drug abuse, aggressive driving, distracted driving, and motorcycle awareness.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 026258508  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 026258508
• 01/17/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/07/02  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/18/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/02  House: Read first time
• 02/18/02  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 02/27/02  House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  House: Read second time
• 03/01/02  House: Read third time
• 03/01/02  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)
• 03/08/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 177 (effective 7/1/02)
• 03/26/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177)