Aircraft; no aircraft shall be required to be registered if brought into Commonwealth for repairs.
Summary
Aircraft; registration; definition. Requires an aircraft be registered in the Commonwealth if it is based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 days during a calendar year. Current law requires registration if the aircraft is based in the Commonwealth for more than 60 days during a 12-month period. The bill creates an exception to registration for aircraft that are in the Commonwealth solely for major repairs or maintenance. The bill also adds a definition of "unmanned aircraft," and specifies that owners of unmanned aircraft are not required to register such aircraft. This bill incorporates SB 865.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Apr 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 22, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 22, 2020
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
lower
Apr 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 22, 2020
Introduced
Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (87-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Carter agreed to
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB356S1
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106437D-S1
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101049D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
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