Driver's license or learner's permit; issuance, minimum standards for vision tests.
Summary
Increases the minimum visual acuity an applicant must possess for issuance of a driver's license or learner's permit from a field of 100 degrees of horizontal vision in one or both eyes to a field of 110 degrees of horizontal vision in one or both eyes. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Dec 19, 2016
Signed Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1504E
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Dec 19, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Dec 19, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103046D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
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