Failure to obey highway sign where driver sleeping or resting; prepayable offense.
Summary
Provides that a violation of a highway sign where a driver has parked or stopped his vehicle on the shoulder of the highway in order to sleep or rest is a prepayable offense unless such vehicle is parked or stopped in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the shoulder or other portion of the highway.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 4, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 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
23
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House (82-Y 14-N)
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102922D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 1021
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 1021. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline