CHAPTER NUMBER: 546
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Malone, Benson, Brinkley, DeCarlo, Dobson, Glassman,
Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
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Vehicle Laws - Electronic Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
Establishing that footpaths and bicycle trails may be used by
electronic personal assistive mobility devices (EPAMDs); altering the
definition of "vehicle" to specify that it does not include an EPAMD;
establishing that at an intersection, a person using an EPAMD is
subject to specified traffic control systems, but that at all other
places has the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to
pedestrians under specified provisions of law; establishing that an
EPAMD may not be operated in excess of a specified speed; etc.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/6 (Delegate Kagan) Adopted
- 3/6
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Kagan) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/8
- Third Reading Passed (129-2)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 546
Senate Action
- 3/11
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/29
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BICYCLES
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- HIGHWAYS
- PEDESTRIANS
- SIDEWALKS
- TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
8-409 ,
11-176 ,
21-101 ,
21-501 ,
21-501.1 ,
21-1201 ,
21-1205.1 ,
21-1206 ,
21-1208 ,
21-1209 ,
21-1210
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 493622/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 6, 2002 at:
10:29 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 8, 2002: Third Reading Passed (128-3)
- Senate
- March 31, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)