VA HB1504 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 21 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Issuance of a driver's license or learner's permit; minimum standards for vision tests. Increases the minimum visual acuity an applicant must possess for issuance of a driver's license or learner's permit from a field of 100 degrees of horizontal vision in one or both eyes to a field of 110 degrees of horizontal vision in one or both eyes. This bill is identical to SB 1229.

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Title

Driver's license or learner's permit; issuance, minimum standards for vision tests.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)
2017-02-21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
2017-02-17HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
2017-02-17SenateSigned by President
2017-02-15HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-02-15HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1504ER)
2017-02-15HouseEnrolled
2017-02-13SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13SenateRead third time
2017-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08SenateReported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2017-02-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2017-01-31HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-01-31HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-01-30HousePrinted as engrossed 17103046D-E
2017-01-30HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1504E
2017-01-30HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2017-01-30HouseRead second time
2017-01-27HouseRead first time
2017-01-26HouseReported from Transportation with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2017-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
2017-01-13HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
2016-12-19HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2016-12-19HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103046D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
462311(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1504
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1504+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1504E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1504ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0121+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1902V0013+HB1504
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H19V0038+HB1504
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1730+HB1504
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S11V0085+HB1504
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0464HB1504+HB1504
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0471HB1504+HB1504

Bill Comments

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