2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB938: Animal-drawn vehicles; lights on other vehicles, reflectors.
Legislative Summary
Lights on other vehicles; animal-drawn vehicles. Clarifies that the existing requirements for vehicles to display white lights in the front and red lights in the rear or approved reflectors applies to animal-drawn vehicles. The bill also provides that such lights may be battery-operated. Lights on other vehicles; animal-drawn vehicles. Clarifies that the existing requirements for vehicles to display white lights in the front and red lights in the rear or approved reflectors applies to animal-drawn vehicles. The bill also provides that such lights may be battery-operated.
Bill History
1/6/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102557D
Senate
1/6/2023
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
1/19/2023
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2023
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/25/2023
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/8/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106958D-H1
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106958D-H1
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB938H1
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Title replaced 23106958D-H1
Senate
3/7/2023
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB938ER)
Senate
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
Senate
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/23/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)
Amendments
Substitute for SB938 for Committee: Transportation
Substitute for SB938 for Committee: Transportation
2/16/2023Not Adopted
Amendment(s) for SB938 Transportation, Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
Amendment(s) for SB938 Transportation, Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
2/14/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/21/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2/16/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/25/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
1/23/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
1/19/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Frank Ruff
Republican