HB 955 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Public utility vehicles; yielding right-of-way or reducing speed.

Summary
Authorizes vehicles used by any public utility company for the purpose of repairing, installing, or maintaining electric or natural gas utility equipment or service to use certain high-intensity amber warning lights. The bill provides that if such a vehicle is stationary and displaying such lights, drivers shall, if possible, make a lane change to the lane not adjacent to the vehicle or reduce speed and proceed with caution.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Signed Mar 9, 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
23
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 21, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB955E
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104693D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of David E. Yancey
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
VA
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