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2020 SESSION
HB 885 Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit. Raises the threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding from driving in excess of 80 miles per hour to driving in excess of 85 miles per hour. The threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding for driving at or more than 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit remains unchanged. The bill also provides that any person who drives a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour but below 86 miles per hour on any highway in the Commonwealth having a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall be subject to an additional fine of $100. This bill incorporates HB 1374 and is identical to SB 63.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102149D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106070D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20106070D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB885ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102149D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 01/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/20 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106070D-H1
- 01/23/20 House: Incorporates HB1374 (Campbell, J.L.)
- 01/23/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/06/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 5-N)
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee on Transportation substitute agreed to 20106070D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB885EH1
- 02/10/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20106070D-EH1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 18-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 18-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/20/20 Senate: Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB885ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/25/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)