Subject: Update on HB97 and HB187

by Matt Danielson

Monday, January 30, 2012 4:52 PM

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Subject: Update on HB97 and HB187

HB97 - Two Abreast - Passed the House by a vote of 80 - 19. Great job Virginia motorcyclists. We now move on to the Senate. You can see a breakdown of how each member voted on HB97 at the link below:

http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0297+HB0097

HB97 will almost certainly be referred to the Senate Transportation Committee but there is a slight chance that it could go to Courts. No referral has been made at the time of this posting. When it is finally referred I will publish the names and email addresses of the appropriate committee members.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:11 PM

HB187 - Prohibiting Motorcycle Only Checkpoints - Passed the House by a vote of 85-10. We now move on to the Senate with this one as well. This is another testament to the hard work of motorcyclists throughout Virginia. You can see a breakdown of how each member voted on HB187 at the link below:

http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0320+HB0187

Once this bill has been referred to a committee in the Senate we will pass that information along.

HB97 - Two Abreast - has been referred to the Senate Transportation Committee. I will be providing the email addresses of each of the committee members in the near future. For the time being I would ask that we hold off on emails until we know whether this bill will be heard before or after crossover (the date after which each legislative body may only consider legislation from the other legislative body). This year that date is February 15. Timing is important and we don't want to hit them too early.

I want to thank everyone once again. I know we are only half way through the battle on each of these important pieces of legislation but the support that we have been able to gather to date has been impressive. That being said we are ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH. Until the governor signs each bill we are not finished. That can't happen until we can get both of these bills through the Senate. Get ready for round two.

Matt Danielson
McGrath & Danielson
Tom McGrath's Motorcycle Law Group
1-800-321-8968
Motorcyclelawgroup.com

PS - Here is a link to a story published by the Virginian Pilot on HB 97 should you wish to read it or add your comments. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/va-house-bill-would-let-motorcyclists-ride-side-side

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