SB 535 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

School crossing zones; expands definition of zones to include areas surrounding schools, etc.

Summary
School crossing zones. Expands the definitionof "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools wherethe presence of students reasonably requires a special warning tomotorists and provides that the term "school" includes public institutionsof higher education and nonprofit private institutions of highereducation. Currently, the definition of "school crossing zone" includesonly areas surrounding schools where the presence of children requiressuch warning. Existing provisions of law allowing photo speed monitoringdevices to be installed in school crossing zones will apply to anylocation that meets the expanded definition.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Mar 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB535E
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lamont Bagby
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
VA
14