CHAPTER NUMBER: 159
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 982/04 - ENV
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Giannetti, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Lawlah, Pinsky,
Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Exceptions to
Requirement to Stay Right
Creating additional exceptions to the requirement that a person
operating a bicycle or motor scooter stay as near to the right of the
roadway as is safe and practical; and establishing that the
requirement to stay to the right only applies to a bicycle or motor
scooter that is traveling at a speed less than the speed of traffic
under specified circumstances.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/7
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (128-3)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 159
Sponsored by:
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BICYCLES
- MOTORCYCLES
- TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
21-1205
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 428772/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2005 at:
12:04 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (128-3)
