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2019 SESSION
HB 1911 Duties of drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty.
Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty. Makes a driver's failure to move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating blue, red, or amber lights, or, if changing lanes would be unreasonable or unsafe, to proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed, reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, a first such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a second such offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101248D pdf | impact statements
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106242D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106735D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/22/19 House: Conference substitute printed 19107667D-H2 pdf
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1911ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/22/19 House: Governor's substitute printed 19107782D-H3 pdf
- 04/29/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0850) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/04/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101248D
- 01/04/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106242D-H1
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time
- 02/04/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106242D-H1
- 02/04/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1911H1
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106735D-S1
- 02/11/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/19 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106735D-S1
- 02/20/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1911S1
- 02/20/19 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/19 House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 19106735D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/19 House: Delegates: Peace, Adams, L.R., Hope
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Carrico, Obenshain, Petersen
- 02/22/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/19 House: Conference substitute printed 19107667D-H2
- 02/23/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1911ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/22/19 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/22/19 House: Governor's substitute printed 19107782D-H3
- 04/03/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/03/19 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 6-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/03/19 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 27-N)
- 04/03/19 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/03/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
- 04/29/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 850 (effective 7/1/19)
- 04/29/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0850)