SB1550
Bicyclists & other vulnerable road users; person who operates a motor vehicle in a careless manner.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Bicyclists and other vulnerable road users.
Provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and is the proximate cause of serious physical injury to a vulnerable road user, defined in the bill as a pedestrian or person riding a bicycle, electric wheelchair, electric bicycle, wheelchair, skateboard, skates, foot-scooter, animal, ... (More) or animal-drawn vehicle, is guilty of a traffic infraction. The bill prohibits the driver of a motor vehicle from using or crossing into a bicycle lane to pass or attempt to pass another vehicle except to provide traffic incident management services, when directed by a law-enforcement officer, or when the roadway is otherwise impassable due to weather conditions, an accident, or an emergency situation. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104047D
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/23/2019 - Senate: Committee amendments
- 01/23/2019 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Reconsiderd by Transportation
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 5-N)
- 02/01/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1550E
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 19104047D-E
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/08/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/08/2019 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/12/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/2019 - House: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1550E)
- 02/15/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
