VA SB995 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Use of handheld personal communication devices in certain motor vehicles. Clarifies the penalty structure for a first offense and a second or subsequent offense of using a handheld personal communication device in certain motor vehicles, as well as the mandatory fine for a violation within a highway work zone, to accommodate the Supreme Court's case management system. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is declarative of existing law and is identical to

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Title

Motor vehicles, certain; use of handheld personal communication devices.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 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 (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)
2023-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-16HouseSigned by Speaker
2023-02-16SenateSigned by President
2023-02-16SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB995ER)
2023-02-16SenateEnrolled
2023-02-14HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14HouseRead third time
2023-02-13HouseRead second time
2023-02-09HouseReported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
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 (25-Y 15-N)
2023-01-31SenateRead second time and engrossed
2023-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26SenateReported from Transportation (13-Y 2-N)
2023-01-06SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2023-01-06SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102526D

Same As/Similar To

HB2014 (Same As) 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
HB2014 (Same As) 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
462818.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB995
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB995+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB995ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0558+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB995F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB995FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S11V0042+SB0995
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0149SB0995+SB0995
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0188SB0995+SB0995
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H19V0095+SB0995
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1773+SB0995

Bill Comments

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