2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 745

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous Prior Year Introduction As: HB 622/09 - ENV
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bates, Aumann, Barkley, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Jenkins, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Murphy, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stull, Weir, and Wood
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act

Synopsis:

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 or 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.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/5
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/10
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
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 Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Charles A. Jenkins, District 3B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, District 35A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Ambulances -see also- Emergency Med Services; Rescue Squads.
Emergencies
Highways
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Traffic Regulation

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation
( 21-405 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters