Virginia Senate Bill 855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Headlights; aftermarket modifications; blue lights. Prohibits the use of headlights on motor vehicles, motorcycles, autocycles, bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters with aftermarket modifications that make such headlights appear as a blue light. Headlights; aftermarket modifications; blue lights. Prohibits the use of headlights on motor vehicles, motorcycles, autocycles, bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters with aftermarket modifications that make such headlights appear as a blue light.

Headlights; aftermarket modifications, blue lights.

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (87-Y 11-N) (Y: 87 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689)
2023-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB855ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: Passage (87-Y 11-N)
2023-02-22	House	Passed House (87-Y 11-N)
2023-02-22	House	Read third time
2023-02-21	House	Passed by for the day
2023-02-20	House	Read second time
2023-02-16	House	Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
2023-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2023-02-08	House	Read first time
2023-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-25	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
2023-01-24	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23101439D-E
2023-01-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB855E
2023-01-24	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-01-24	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-01-23	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	Senate	Reported from Transportation with amendments (12-Y 1-N)
2022-12-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2022-12-30	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101439D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	1011	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1012	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1015	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB855
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB855+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB855E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB855ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0689+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104675A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB855AS
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB855FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB855FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S11V0025+SB0855
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0084SB0855+SB0855
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0110SB0855+SB0855
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1901V0025+SB0855
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H19V0111+SB0855
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2190+SB0855