VA SB956 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Overheight vehicles on the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. Exempts from penalties applicable to overheight vehicles the driver of any vehicle exceeding the prescribed maximum height who is attempting to drive through the westbound tunnel of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and who elects to wait until the end of peak traffic periods so that the Department of Transportation or State Police may safely stop traffic and allow the vehicle to proceed in the opposite direction.

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Title

Overheight vehicles; owner of vehicle to be fined for any damage.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 21-N) (Y: 78 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 181 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-18HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-18SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB956ER)
2015-02-18SenateEnrolled
2015-02-16HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 21-N)
2015-02-16HousePassed House (77-Y 21-N)
2015-02-16HouseRead third time
2015-02-13HouseRead second time
2015-02-12HouseReported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
2015-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2015-02-06HouseRead first time
2015-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-03SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB956S1
2015-02-02SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104503D-S1
2015-02-02SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-02SenateRead second time
2015-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-28SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104503D-S1
2015-01-28SenateReported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2015-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2015-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102317D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4621110(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB956
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB956+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB956S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB956ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0181+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S11V0042+SB0956
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0178SB0956+SB0956
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0219SB0956+SB0956
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1901V0022+SB0956
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H19V0127+SB0956
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2359+SB0956

Bill Comments

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