Virginia Senate Bill 1550 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-19 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Bicyclists and other vulnerable road users. Provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and is the proximate cause of serious physical injury to a vulnerable road user, defined in the bill as a pedestrian or person riding a bicycle, electric wheelchair, electric bicycle, wheelchair, skateboard, skates, foot-scooter, animal, or animal-drawn vehicle, is guilty of a traffic infraction. The bill prohibits the driver of a motor vehicle from using or crossing into a bicycle lane to pass or attempt to pass another vehicle except to provide traffic incident management services, when directed by a law-enforcement officer, or when the roadway is otherwise impassable due to weather conditions, an accident, or an emergency situation.

Bicyclists & other vulnerable road users; person who operates a motor vehicle in a careless manner.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

2019-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 5-N) (Y: 7 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 6 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-19	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2019-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N)
2019-02-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-02-12	House	Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
2019-02-12	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-02-12	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
2019-02-08	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2019-02-08	House	Read first time
2019-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-05	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
2019-02-04	Senate	Passed by for the day
2019-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	Senate	Printed as engrossed 19104047D-E
2019-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1550E
2019-02-04	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2019-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	Senate	Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 5-N)
2019-01-30	Senate	Reconsiderd by Transportation
2019-01-23	Senate	Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 6-N 1-A)
2019-01-23	Senate	Committee amendments
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2019-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104047D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	816.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	841	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1550
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1550+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1550E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S11V0050+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S11V0056+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0313SB1550+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0355SB1550+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0406SB1550+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1901V0036+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H19V0097+SB1550
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0801V0162+SB1550