Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact; adds several bridges to Compact.
Summary
Adds the Harry W. Nice Bridge, Sandy Hook Bridge, Brunswick Bridge, and Point of Rocks Bridge to the Potomac River bridges subject to the Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact to facilitate the prompt and orderly removal of disabled and abandoned vehicles from the bridges by giving the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia appropriate authority anywhere on the bridges. This amendment to the Compact shall not become effective until a substantially similar amendment is enacted by the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, as provided for in the Compact.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Last action Feb 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 4, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred from Privileges and Elections by voice vote
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1296E
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Transportation
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102225D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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