2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 387

CHAPTER NUMBER: 515 File Code: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections
Sponsored By:
Delegates Conway, Taylor, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Crouse, D'Amato, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Greenip, Hecht, Hutchins, James, Leopold, Linton, Love, McClenahan, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Fire and Rescue Vehicles - Use of Lights or Signal Devices

Synopsis:

Requiring drivers of emergency vehicles of fire departments and rescue squads to, at the discretion of the officer in charge, flash or oscillate or otherwise use specified red and white lights or signal devices while stopped, standing, or parked on the roadway at the scene of an emergency; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/30
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/7
Third Reading Passed (131-2)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 515
Senate Action
3/8
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/13
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate James G. Crouse, District 36
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCY MED SERVICES; RESCUE SQUADS.
EMERGENCIES
FIRE PROTECTION
HIGHWAYS
MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Transportation
( 22-218 , 22-218 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 716288/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 5, 2002   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (131-2)
Senate
March 31, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)