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HB 1159 Move over law; drivers to move left when approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning lights.
Introduced by: G. Glenn Oder | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
"Move over" law. Requires drivers to move left on a four lane highway when approaching vehicles displaying flashing blue, red, or amber lights. The offense is punished as a traffic infraction, formerly a Class 1 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation, when such violation involved a vehicle with flashing, blinking, or alternating blue or red lights, is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. These provisions shall not apply in highway work zones. This bill incorporates HB 403.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101812D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105244D-H1 pdf
- 03/10/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1159ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101812D
- 01/13/10 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/22/10 House: Assigned Transportation sub: #2
- 02/10/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/10 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105244D-H1
- 02/12/10 House: Read first time
- 02/15/10 House: Read second time
- 02/15/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105244D-H1
- 02/15/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1159H1
- 02/16/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/25/10 Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1159ER)
- 03/10/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/08/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)