VA SB861 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

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 (CHAP0738)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Traffic control device violation monitoring systems. Authorizes localities in Planning District 23, after completing an engineering safety analysis that addresses congestion, accident rates, and driver disregard for traffic control devices, to establish traffic control device violation monitoring systems, defined in the bill, imposing monetary liability on the operator of a motor vehicle for failure to comply with traffic control devices at any intersection deemed by the local governing body to be negatively impacted by traffic due to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Express Lanes Hampton Segment (4C) Project. The bill prohibits the use of such devices for enforcing traffic signal or speed limit violations and provides that a driver's first offense is punishable by a written warning, not a monetary penalty. The bill expires on July 1, 2027, or upon certification by the Secretary of Transportation that the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Express Lanes Hampton Segment (4C) Project is complete, whichever occurs earlier. The bill contains technical amendments. Traffic control device violation monitoring systems. Authorizes localities in Planning District 23, after completing an engineering safety analysis that addresses congestion, accident rates, and driver disregard for traffic control devices, to establish traffic control device violation monitoring systems, defined in the bill, imposing monetary liability on the operator of a motor vehicle for failure to comply with traffic control devices at any intersection deemed by the local governing body to be negatively impacted by traffic due to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Express Lanes Hampton Segment (4C) Project. The bill prohibits the use of such devices for enforcing traffic signal or speed limit violations and provides that a driver's first offense is punishable by a written warning, not a monetary penalty. The bill expires on July 1, 2027, or upon certification by the Secretary of Transportation that the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Express Lanes Hampton Segment (4C) Project is complete, whichever occurs earlier. The bill contains technical amendments.

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Title

Traffic control device violation monitoring systems; localities in Hampton Roads may establish.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 28 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N) (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) (Y: 29 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-27 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738)
2023-03-27 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2023-03-08SenateSigned by President
2023-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB861ER)
2023-03-07SenateEnrolled
2023-02-22SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (28-Y 12-N)
2023-02-22SenateReconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22SenateTitle replaced 23106823D-H1
2023-02-22SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N)
2023-02-21HouseVOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N)
2023-02-21HousePassed House with substitute (55-Y 42-N)
2023-02-21HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB861H1
2023-02-21HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 23106823D-H1
2023-02-21HouseRead third time
2023-02-20HouseRead second time
2023-02-16HouseCommittee substitute printed 23106823D-H1
2023-02-16HouseReported from Transportation with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
2023-02-14HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
2023-02-08HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2023-02-08HouseRead first time
2023-02-08HousePlaced on Calendar
2023-02-01SenateRead third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
2023-01-31SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB861S1
2023-01-31SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 23104826D-S1
2023-01-31SenateReading of substitute waived
2023-01-31SenateRead second time
2023-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26SenateCommittee substitute printed 23104826D-S1
2023-01-26SenateReported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2022-12-30SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2022-12-30SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102455D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152968.1(n/a)See Bill Text
462208(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB861
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB861+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB861S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB861H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB861ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0738+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104826D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106823D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23106823D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB861F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB861FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB861FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB861FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S11V0030+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0149SB0861+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0185SB0861+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1902V0025+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H19V0115+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2102+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0744SB0861+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0755SB0861+SB0861
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0756SB0861+SB0861

Bill Comments

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