Emergency vehicles; proceeding past red lights. (SB762)
Introduced By
Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Emergency vehicles proceeding past red lights. Provides that emergency vehicles proceeding past any steady or flashing red signals, traffic lights, stop signs, or other devices indicating moving traffic shall stop must sound a siren, exhaust whistle, or air horn designed to give automatically intermittent signals or bring the vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding with due regard to the safety of persons and property. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/07/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100974D |
12/07/2010 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/13/2011 | Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/13/2011 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
01/18/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/02/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2011 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/08/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
02/09/2011 | Read first time |
02/09/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/10/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
02/18/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N) |
02/21/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11105458D-H1 |
02/21/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2011 | Read second time |
02/24/2011 | Read third time |
02/24/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11105458D-H1 |
02/24/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB762H1 |
02/24/2011 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2011 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
02/24/2011 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2011 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2011 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2011 | Title replaced 11105458D-H1 |
03/03/2011 | Enrolled |
03/03/2011 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB762ER) |
03/03/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2011 | Signed by President |
03/26/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 629 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/26/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629) |
Comments
The option to allow a full stop instead of siren allows police to quickly respond to a situation where they do not wish to alert a burglar or domestic abuse suspect who may flee. They could go quicky with lights and sirens until close, then turn off siren and stop at red lights, then go through that red light after those at the intersection are notified of the presence of a police car by the lights.