SB437
Bicyclists and other vulnerable road users; penalty.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Bicyclists and other vulnerable road users; penalty.
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 a person operating a bicycle, electric wheel chair, electric bicycle, wheelchair, skateboard, skates, ... (More) motorized skateboard or scooter, or animal-drawn vehicle or riding an animal, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also prohibits the driver of a motor vehicle from crossing into a bicycle lane to pass or attempt to pass another vehicle, except in certain circumstances. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100562D
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/15/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB437)
- 01/16/2020 - Senate: Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/20/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/2020 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 02/17/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/17/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/20/2020 - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/24/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/25/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/25/2020 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/2020 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/25/2020 - House: Passed House with amendment (63-Y 37-N)
- 02/25/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 37-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB437ER)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB437ER)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/2020 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/22/2020 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (56-Y 36-N)
- 04/22/2020 - House: VOTE: (56-Y 36-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/22/2020 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB437ER2)
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/2020 - House: Enacted, Chapter 1259 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1259)
