Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 2, 2024
Signed May 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 22, 2024
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 3, 2024
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522
executive
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 22, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (133-1-2)
house of delegates
Mar 16, 2024
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 3, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-2)
senate
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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