2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1096

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Sponsored By:
Delegates Malone and Glassman
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Highway Work Zones - Signs, Offenses, and Penalties

Synopsis:

Requiring a county, municipal corporation, or the State Highway Administration to dedicate specified moneys to the management and oversight of highway work zone safety; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend for 15 days the driver's license of a person who exceeds a specified speed limit by 11 miles per hour or more in an active highway work zone or who fails to drive at a safe speed resulting in an accident in an active work zone; providing that specified fines may be doubled for specified violations; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/14
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2/26
Re-referred Environmental Matters
2/27
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Accidents
Construction
Contractors -see also- Heating & Cooling; Home Improvement
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Drivers' Licenses
Fines
Hearings
Highway Administration, State
Highways
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Manslaughter
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Motor Vehicle Administration
Motor Vehicle Equipment
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Penalties
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Signs and Billboards
Traffic Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 2-209 )
Transportation
( 8-408 , 8-614 , 16-214 , 21-802.1 , 21-905 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered