Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user. (SB87)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (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
Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user. 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, or animal-drawn vehicle, is guilty of a traffic infraction. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/11/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100393D |
12/11/2017 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/17/2018 | Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |