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HB 1705 Pedestrians; drivers to stop when yielding the right-of-way.
Introduced by: Kaye Kory | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians; stopping. Clarifies the duties of vehicle drivers to stop when yielding to pedestrians at (i) clearly marked crosswalks, whether at midblock or at the end of any block; (ii) any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block; or (iii) any intersection when the driver is approaching on a highway where the maximum speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour. The bill also prohibits the driver of another vehicle approaching such stopped vehicle from an adjacent lane or from behind from overtaking and passing the stopped vehicle. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105498D pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109363D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1705ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1031) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105498D
- 01/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/23/20 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109363D-S1
- 03/02/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20109363D-S1
- 03/03/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1705S1
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/04/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/04/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/04/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20109363D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 3-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Kory, Plum, Walker
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Marsden, Boysko, Pillion
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 3-N)
- 03/07/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 3-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1705ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1031 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1031)