Motor vehicles, certain; flashing red or red and white warning lights.
Summary
Allows vehicles of the National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) to utilize flashing, blinking, or alternating red or red and white combination warning lights when responding to an emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 64 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102712D
legislature
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McGuire
RRepublican
Co
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
Co
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
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