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2020 SESSION

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HB 1439 Transportation safety; adopting several initiatives.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Transportation safety. Adopts several initiatives related to transportation and safety, including (i) making it illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; (ii) requiring all passengers in a vehicle to wear safety belts and making failure to wear a safety belt a primary offense; (iii) prohibiting the use of handheld personal communication devices; (iv) establishing a speed monitoring program in highway safety corridors that uses a vehicle sensor to take a picture of a vehicle traveling more than 10 miles over the speed limit, subjecting the driver to a monetary fine; and (v) allowing localities to lower the speed limit below 25 miles per hour in business and residential districts. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish an advisory committee to oversee education and training materials and implementation and enforcement of policies such as the bill's safety belt and handheld personal communications device provisions. The bill decreases the frequency of vehicle inspections from every 12 months to every 24 months. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104140D  pdf
• 01/30/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107173D-H1  pdf
• 02/07/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107985D-H2  pdf
• 02/07/20  House: Substitute bill reprinted 20107985D-H2  pdf
• 02/20/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108821D-S1  pdf
• 03/05/20  House: Conference substitute printed 20109492D-H3  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Conference amendments

HISTORY

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104140D
• 01/08/20  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/14/20  House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
• 01/27/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
• 01/27/20  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/30/20  House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
• 01/30/20  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/30/20  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
• 01/30/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107173D-H1
• 02/07/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
• 02/07/20  House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
• 02/07/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107985D-H2
• 02/07/20  House: Substitute bill reprinted 20107985D-H2
• 02/09/20  House: Read first time
• 02/10/20  House: Read second time
• 02/10/20  House: Committee on Transportation substitute rejected 20107173D-H1
• 02/10/20  House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107985D-H2
• 02/10/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1439H2
• 02/11/20  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/11/20  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/12/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/20/20  Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/20/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/20/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108821D-S1
• 02/25/20  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/26/20  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108821D-S1
• 02/26/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1439S1
• 02/26/20  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N)
• 02/26/20  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108821D-S1 (0-Y 92-N)
• 02/26/20  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 92-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/27/20  House: House acceded to request
• 02/27/20  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/27/20  House: Delegates: McQuinn, Jones, Knight
• 02/27/20  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/27/20  Senate: Senators: Lucas, Marsden, Suetterlein
• 03/05/20  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/05/20  House: Conference substitute printed 20109492D-H3
• 03/07/20  House: Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 42-N)
• 03/07/20  House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (11-Y 29-N)
• 03/12/20  House: No further action taken
• 03/12/20  House: Failed to pass in House