Bicyclists and other vulnerable road users; penalty. (SB437)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patron Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)
Progress
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Description
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, 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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100562D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/15/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB437) |
| 01/16/2020 | Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/20/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/22/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 02/13/2020 | Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles |
| 02/17/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/17/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 1-N) |
| 02/20/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/20/2020 | Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/25/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/25/2020 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/25/2020 | Passed House with amendment (63-Y 37-N) |
| 02/25/2020 | VOTE: Passage (63-Y 37-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/27/2020 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB437ER) |
| 03/04/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB437ER) |
| 03/05/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/11/2020 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| 04/22/2020 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/22/2020 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (56-Y 36-N) |
| 04/22/2020 | VOTE: (56-Y 36-N) |
| 04/22/2020 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/22/2020 | Reenrolled |
| 04/22/2020 | Reenrolled bill text (SB437ER2) |
| 04/22/2020 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/22/2020 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/22/2020 | Enacted, Chapter 1259 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/22/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1259) |
| 05/01/2020 | VOTE: (56-Y 36-N) |
Comments
Good thing no one ever uses bike lanes.
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. Read the Bill »