VA HB1218 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 7 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)

Summary

Wireless telecommunications devices. Prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons operating school buses, except in emergencies, or when the vehicle is lawfully parked and for the purposes of dispatching. Use of two-way radio devices authorized by the school bus owner, however, is permitted. This bill is identical to

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Title

School buses; prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons driving.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)
2008-03-07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 447 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-02 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-28 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-28 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1218ER)
2008-02-28 House: Enrolled
2008-02-26 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-25 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21 Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
2008-02-12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-11 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2008-02-11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2008-02-08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1218H1
2008-02-08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 083547436-H1
2008-02-08 House: Read second time
2008-02-07 House: Read first time
2008-02-06 House: Committee substitute printed 083547436-H1
2008-02-05 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30 House: Assigned Transportation sub: 2
2008-01-09 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
2008-01-09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084595436

Same As/Similar To

SB136 (Same As) 2010-02-04 - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)

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