CHAPTER NUMBER: 391
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Stone, Astle, and
Green
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws -
Speeding Violations in School Zones -
Penalties
Authorizing the State Highway Administration or local authorities to
establish, on specified highways within a half-mile radius of any
school, school zones with maximum speed limits; providing that a
person convicted of speeding in a school zone is subject to a fine
double the amount that would otherwise apply, under specified
circumstances, subject to a specified limit; limiting the maximum
speed limits in school zones where a crossing guard is posted during
specified hours; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/12
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 391
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/30
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:15 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- DISTRICT COURTS
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- FINES
- HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, STATE
- HIGHWAYS
- JUDGES
- PENALTIES
- PRIVATE SCHOOLS
- PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- ZONING AND PLANNING
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
21-803.1 ,
27-101
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 588256/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1998 at:
9:52 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 026661/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 1998 at:
12:50 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
