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HB 1761 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Regulation of taxicabs.

Summary
Provides that the governing body of any county, city, or town that regulates taxicabs may authorize any taxicab to operate software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares, notwithstanding the requirements for the specifications and tolerances for measuring and weighing devices. The bill repeals the requirement that all taxicabs display roof signs and specific markings. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 9, 2017 Signed Mar 16, 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
25
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (effective 3/16/17)
executive
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1761E
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103625D
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.