File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 517/07
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 255  
- Sponsored By: 
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Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Greenip, Haines,
Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, and Munson
 
- Entitled: 
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Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
 
Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped,
standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except
when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane
closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified
circumstances and to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the
safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the
vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified
circumstances; establishing a specified penalty; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/6
 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/28
 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator George C. Edwards, District 1
 - Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
 - Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
 - Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
 - Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
 - Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
 - Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Ambulances -see also- Emergency Med Services; Rescue Squads.
 - Emergency Medical Services
 - Emergencies
 - Fire Protection
 - Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
 - Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
 - Penalties
 - Rescue Squads -see also- Ambulances; Emergency Medical Serv.
 - Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
 - Traffic Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Transportation
 - (
 21-405 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered