VA HB920 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.

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Title

Careless driving; vulnerable road users.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)
2022-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-09 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-09HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
2022-02-25SenateSigned by President
2022-02-25HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB920ER)
2022-02-24HouseEnrolled
2022-02-22SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-22SenateRead third time
2022-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2022-02-17SenateReported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2022-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-07HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-04HousePrinted as engrossed 22103904D-E
2022-02-04HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB920E
2022-02-04HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2022-02-04HouseRead second time
2022-02-03HouseRead first time
2022-02-01HouseReported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2022-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2022-01-20HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
2022-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2022-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103904D

Same As/Similar To

SB247 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
SB247 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
462392(n/a)See Bill Text
462816.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB920
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB920ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0506+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105206A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB920AH
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB920F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB920FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB920FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1903V0011+HB0920
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H19V0030+HB0920
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0476+HB0920
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S11V0051+HB0920
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0532HB0920+HB0920
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0537HB0920+HB0920

Bill Comments

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