Heavy trucks, etc.; operation in certain weather conditions.
Summary
Trucks; operation in certain weather conditions.Requires the operators of trucks to stay in the right-most laneof any highway with two or more lanes in each direction and to notuse cruise control or compression release engine brakes when drivingin active snow, sleet, or freezing rain, or other inclement coldprecipitation.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Vetoed
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Vetoed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 27, 2022
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (94-Y 4-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB706S1
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106514D-S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103859D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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