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2020 SESSION
SB 63 Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit. Raises the threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding from driving in excess of 80 miles per hour to driving in excess of 85 miles per hour. The threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding for driving at or more than 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit remains unchanged. The bill also provides that any person who drives a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour but below 86 miles per hour on any highway in the Commonwealth having a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall be subject to an additional fine of $100. This bill is identical to HB 885.
FULL TEXT
- 11/20/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100801D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108444D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB63ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 11/20/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100801D
- 11/20/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/16/20 Senate: Reported from Transportation (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/16/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/22/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/23/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 02/17/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108444D-H1
- 02/24/20 House: Read second time
- 02/25/20 House: Read third time
- 02/25/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108444D-H1
- 02/25/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB63H1
- 02/25/20 House: Passed House with substitute (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/25/20 House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108444D-H1
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB63ER)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/25/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445)