Local government; authority to reduce the speed limit in a business district or residence district.
Summary
Local government authority; reduction of speedlimits. Authorizes local governing bodies to reduce the speedlimit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 milesper hour, in a business district or residence district.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 19, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101800D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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