VA SB247 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.
Title
Careless driving; vulnerable road users.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2022-04-11 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507) | |
2022-04-11 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/22) | |
2022-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
2022-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
2022-03-02 | Senate | Signed by President |
2022-03-01 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2022-03-01 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER) |
2022-03-01 | Senate | Enrolled |
2022-02-25 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
2022-02-25 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
2022-02-25 | House | Read third time |
2022-02-24 | House | Read second time |
2022-02-22 | House | Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) |
2022-02-21 | House | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
2022-02-21 | House | Read first time |
2022-02-21 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2022-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
2022-01-26 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 22103903D-E |
2022-01-26 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB247E |
2022-01-26 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to |
2022-01-26 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
2022-01-26 | Senate | Read second time |
2022-01-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
2022-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2022-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) |
2022-01-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
2022-01-11 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103903D |
Same As/Similar To
HB920 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)
HB920 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)
HB920 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)