File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 671/07 - ENV
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Bates, Aumann, Barkley, Boteler, Conaway, DeBoy, Eckardt, George,
Haddaway, Kelly, Kullen, Miller, Myers, Robinson, Shank, Shewell, Sossi,
Stukes, F. Turner, and Wood
- Entitled:
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Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped,
standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except
when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane
closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified
circumstances and to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the
safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the
vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified
circumstances; establishing a penalty; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/12
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Ambulances -see also- Emergency Med Services; Rescue Squads.
- Emergencies
- Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
- Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
- Penalties
- Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
- Traffic Regulations
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
21-405
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered