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2020 SESSION
HB 157 Drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; duties, etc.
Introduced by: Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty. Makes a driver's failure to (i) move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary towing vehicle or incident or traffic management vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating amber lights or (ii) proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed when passing such a vehicle reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a failure to so move or proceed with due caution when approaching other such listed vehicles is reckless driving.
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HISTORY
- 12/20/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101726D
- 12/20/19 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 01/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/23/20 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 3-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/20 House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
- 02/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/20 Senate: Continued to 2021 in Transportation (8-Y 7-N)