SENATE BILL 293

Sponsored By:

Senators Green, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, and Jimeno

Entitled:

Crosswalks - School Crossing Guards - Traffic Regulation

Synopsis:

Authorizing a school crossing guard to signal, stop, or otherwise direct or regulate traffic within a crosswalk to permit the safe crossing of pedestrians through the crosswalk; prohibiting a person from willfully disobeying a lawful order or direction of a school crossing guard; requiring that a specified fine collected by the District Court be remitted to a specified county or municipal corporation that employs a specified school crossing guard; requiring a school crossing guard to be employed by a specified agency; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/24

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

1/30

Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.

2/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

2/19

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/21

Third Reading Passed (44-0)

House Action

2/22

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/27

Re-assigned Judiciary

3/20

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Sponsored by:

Senator Leo E. Green, District 23

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

DISTRICT COURTS

FINES

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

PEDESTRIANS

PENALTIES

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

STUDENTS

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 7-302 )

Transportation

( 21-107 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 578178/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 19, 2002   at: 12:12 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

February 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)