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 is identical to HB 885.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Nov 20, 2019
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
35
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (85-Y 14-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB63H1
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108444D-H1
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Nov 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100801D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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