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CS/CS/SB 1150: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Transportation ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Specifies that the executive director of the department serves at the pleasure of the Governor and Cabinet. Creates a Division of Motorist Services within the department. Provides that certain traffic citations may not be issued or prosecuted unless a law enforcement officer used an electrical, mechanical, or other speed-calculating device that has been tested and approved, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2011, except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2160 (Ch. 2011-66)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2011 Senate • Filed
3/1/2011 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 87
3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/09/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 86
3/9/2011 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
3/11/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 204
• CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 214
3/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/30/11, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/30/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
4/1/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/5/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 323
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 341
4/8/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/13/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
4/15/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 469
4/25/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/11
4/27/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 526
• Amendment(s) adopted (108754, 232650, 247874, 274302, 307484, 444350, 451790, 459312, 507054, 653144, 665900, 672766, 737584, 806380, 850294, 860070, 935138, 970144) -SJ 527
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 538
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 553
• Amendment(s) adopted (894990) -SJ 554
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 554
4/29/2011 House • In Messages
5/2/2011 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1016
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
• Received -HJ 1014
5/3/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1036
• Amendment(s) adopted (162081) -HJ 1038
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/4/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1135
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 1137
5/4/2011 Senate • In returning messages
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2160 (Ch. 2011-66)