Aircraft; aircraft to be registered with Department of Aviation.
Summary
Updates terminology by changing "license" to "registration" to better reflect the responsibility of the Department of Aviation to locate and count aircraft. The bill removes from the Virginia Aviation Board the power and duty to promulgate rules for air traffic, construction and inspection of aircraft, qualifications and licensing of airmen, and stunt flying to better reflect the current regulatory responsibilities.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 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
22
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102195D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
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