Amber warning lights; vehicles hauling forest products authorized to use.
Summary
Authorizes vehicles hauling forest products to use amber warning lights approved by the Superintendent of State Police, provided that the lights are mounted or installed so as to be visible from behind the vehicle. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Dec 28, 2018
Signed Feb 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 22, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 145 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 28, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Dec 28, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101692D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roslyn C. Tyler
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Terry Austin
RRepublican
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