HOUSE BILL 698

Sponsored By:

Delegates Snodgrass, Faulkner, DeCarlo, Clagett, Stup, Dypski, Poole, Hecht, McKee, Donoghue, Stull, Edwards, Klima, Elliott, and Patterson

Entitled:

Blind, Deaf, or Mobility Impaired Pedestrians - Right-of-Way - Penalties

Synopsis:

Altering the number of points that the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to assess against an individual convicted of specified motor vehicle violations related to the failure to yield the right-of-way to mobility impaired, blind, or deaf pedestrians.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/5

Hearing 2/18 at 1:15 p.m.

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

2/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/28

Third Reading Passed (109-16)

3/31

Returned Passed

5/22

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Senate Action

3/3

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/3

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A

Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BLIND PERSONS

DEAF PERSONS

DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERSONS; DEAF PERSONS

DRIVERS' LICENSES

MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION

PEDESTRIANS

PENALTIES

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation

( 16-402 , 16-402 , 16-402 , 21-511 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 576350/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:13 Status: Adopted