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SB 1229 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

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
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Signed Mar 3, 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
21
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 3, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 279 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1229E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101110D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
VA
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