SB 1296 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

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

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 4, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
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
VA
39