Firefighting equipment; weight limitation on interstate.
Summary
Firefighting equipment; weight limitation on interstate. Requires firefighting equipment to comply with existing weight limitations for emergency vehicles on interstate highways. Current law exempts firefighting equipment from all size and weight limitations. The bill exempts emergency vehicles registered to a federal, state, or local agency or a fire company from any fee typically charged for the issuance of an overweight permit for such 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 9, 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 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 975 (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 (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB991E
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105111D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
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