Virginia 2023, 1st Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 981 — Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 21, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 5 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 89 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Signed by President

  7. Impact statement from DPB (SB981ER)

  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB981ER)

  9. Enrolled

  10. VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

  11. Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

  12. Read third time

  13. Read second time

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

  15. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  16. Read first time

  17. Placed on Calendar

  18. Impact statement from DPB (SB981E)

  19. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  20. Printed as engrossed 23101698D-E

  21. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB981E

  22. Committee amendment agreed to

  23. Reading of amendment waived

  24. Read second time

  25. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  26. Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

  27. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  28. Impact statement from DPB (SB981)

  29. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  30. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101698D

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (148)

148 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

Subjects

public-safety transportation
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