Driver of an overtaking vehicle; driver of an overtaken vehicle shall move to the right.
Summary
Signals; overtaking vehicle. Removes the requirement that the driver of an overtaking vehicle use his lights or an audible method to signal to the driver of a slower vehicle to move to the right. The bill does not change the requirement that the slower-moving vehicle move to the right for an overtaking vehicle.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1066E
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101984D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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