Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.
Summary
Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit. Raises the threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding from driving in excess of 80 miles per hour to driving in excess of 85 miles per hour. The threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding for driving at or more than 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit remains unchanged. The bill also provides that any person who drives a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour but below 86 miles per hour on any highway in the Commonwealth having a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall be subject to an additional fine of $100. This bill incorporates HB 1374 and is identical to SB 63.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 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
39
Key actions
14
Committee
17
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (82-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB885EH1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee on Transportation substitute agreed to 20106070D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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 20102149D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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