Toll facilities, certain; free use by emergency medical services vehicles.
Summary
Specifies that for the operator of an emergency medical services vehicle to qualify for a toll pass that allows free use of certain toll bridges, toll roads, and other toll facilities in the Commonwealth while in the performance of his official duties, the vehicle must (i) hold a valid emergency medical services vehicle permit issued by the Office of Emergency Medical Services and (ii) be equipped, maintained, or operated to provide emergency medical care or transportation of patients who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. Current law requires that an emergency medical services vehicle be owned by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth or a nonprofit association or corporation to qualify for such a toll pass.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2019
Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jan 18, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1183S1
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105115D-S1
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Jan 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102292D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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