Virginia Senate Bill 473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-11 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (11-Y 29-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty. Makes a driver's failure to (i) move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary towing vehicle or incident or traffic management vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating amber lights or (ii) proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed when passing such a vehicle reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a failure to so move or proceed with due caution when approaching other such listed vehicles is reckless driving.

Drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning lights; duties, penalty.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (11-Y 29-N) (Y: 11 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	Senate	Read third time and defeated by Senate (11-Y 29-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-07	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20102436D-E
2020-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB473E
2020-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
2020-01-23	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-23	Senate	Reported from Transportation (9-Y 6-N)
2020-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2020-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102436D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	861.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB473
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB473+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB473E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S11V0021+SB0473
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0162+SB0473
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0382SB0473+SB0473
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0471SB0473+SB0473