HB 1071

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 07, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 21, 2024
  • Governor

Speed limits; expands authority of any locality to reduce limit to less than 25 miles per hour.

Abstract

Reduction of speed limits; local authority. Expands the current authority of any locality to reduce the speed limit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 miles per hour, on highways within its boundaries that are located in a business district or residence district to include highways within the state highway system, provided that such reduced speed limit is indicated by lawfully placed signs. The bill authorizes a locality to restore a speed limit that has been reduced pursuant to this authority and requires the locality to notify the Commissioner of Highways of a change in speed limit. This bill incorporates HB 793.

Reduction of speed limits; local authority.Expands the current authority of any locality to reduce the speedlimit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 milesper hour, on highways within its boundaries that are located in abusiness district or residence district to include highways withinthe state highway system, provided that such reduced speed limitis indicated by lawfully placed signs.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Apr 17, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024

House

Communicated to Governor

House

VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)

House

House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 98-N)

Apr 08, 2024

House

Governor's recommendation received by House

Mar 11, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 27, 2024

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 21, 2024

Senate

Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 20, 2024

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)

Senate

Chair votes No

Senate

Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 19, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 15, 2024

Senate

Reported from Transportation (9-Y 6-N)

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 07, 2024

House

Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)

Feb 06, 2024

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1071H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24106085D-H1

Feb 05, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 01, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24106085D-H1

House

Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 8-N)

Jan 30, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 26, 2024

House

Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding

Jan 10, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Transportation

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102677D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102677D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106085D-H1 PDF HTML
HB1071ER PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB1071AG HTML

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