Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates

HB 157 — Drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; duties, etc.

Last action — Left in Transportation

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty. Makes a driver's failure to (i) move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary towing vehicle or incident or traffic management vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating amber lights or (ii) proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed when passing such a vehicle reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a failure to so move or proceed with due caution when approaching other such listed vehicles is reckless driving.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Transportation

  2. Continued to 2021 in Transportation (8-Y 7-N)

  3. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  4. Constitutional reading dispensed

  5. VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)

  6. Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)

  7. Read second time and engrossed

  8. Read first time

  9. Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 3-N)

  10. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  11. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  12. Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)

  13. Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  14. Impact statement from DPB (HB157)

  15. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice

  16. Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

  17. Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles

  18. Impact statement from VCSC (HB157)

  19. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  20. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101726D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2021 in Transportation (8-Y 7-N)

Passed 8 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8700
Total 8700
% of votes cast 53%47%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Nay
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Nay
Bill DeSteph — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay

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VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)

Passed 84 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 841101
Total 841101
% of votes cast 88%11%0%1%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Brewer, Emily M. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Nay
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gilbert, C. Todd — Nay
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Samirah, Ibraheem S. — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
David L. Bulova — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Not Voting
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 3-N)

Passed 16 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16303
Total 16303
% of votes cast 73%14%0%14%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Plum, Kenneth R. — Not Voting
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Rush, Nick — Nay
Brewer, Emily M. — Not Voting
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
David L. Bulova — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
James W. Morefield — Nay
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Will Davis — Not Voting

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Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7003
Total 7003
% of votes cast 70%0%0%30%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Not Voting
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Not Voting
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 157 do?
Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty. Makes a driver's failure to (i) move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary towing vehicle or incident or traffic management vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating amber lights or (ii) proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed when passing such a vehicle reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a failure to so move or proceed with due caution when approaching other such listed vehicles is reckless driving.
Who sponsors HB 157?
HB 157 is sponsored by Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr..
What is the current status of HB 157?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 157?
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