Emergency vehicles, privately owned volunteer; exemptions and requirements.
Summary
Clarifies that the current limit of no more than two flashing or steady-burning red or red and white combination warning lights applies to light units rather than individual lights on a vehicle owned by a member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or volunteer EMS agency or a police chaplain.
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
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 9, 2017
Signed Feb 23, 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
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 23, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 244 (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
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1785H1
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104560D-H1
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100933D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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