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2002 SESSION
HB 1261 Approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways.
Introduced by: Melanie L. Rapp | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways, where reasonable, to change lanes or, when lane changing is either unreasonable or unsafe, to proceed with caution. Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. However, if a violation results in damage to property of another person, the court may order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not more than one year. If the violation resulted in injury to another person, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not more than two years. If the violation resulted in the death of another person, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for two years. This bill is modeled on "Scott's Law" from Illinois. This bill is the same as SB 367.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/02 House: Presented & ordered printed 023529902 pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/02 House: Committee substitute printed 024889902-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1261ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0341) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/17/02 House: Presented & ordered printed 023529902
- 01/17/02 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/29/02 House: Referred from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/02 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/07/02 House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/02 House: Committee substitute printed 024889902-H1
- 02/09/02 House: Read first time
- 02/11/02 House: Read second time
- 02/11/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 024889902-H1
- 02/11/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 024889902-H1
- 02/12/02 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/12/02 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/21/02 Senate: Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/02 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/02 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1261ER)
- 03/18/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/01/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 341 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/02/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0341)