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2023 SESSION
SB 847 Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter to follow the pedestrian control signal at an intersection when traveling in the direction of the signal, provided that they yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk traveling in the same direction. The bill specifies that such persons shall not start to cross the highway in the direction of such signal while the signal is solid, that pedestrians shall not start to cross the highway when such signal is solid or flashing, and that any person who has partially crossed the highway shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island when the solid Don't Walk signal begins.
FULL TEXT
- 12/28/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102496D pdf
- 01/26/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23104693D-S1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/28/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102496D
- 12/28/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/26/23 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Incorporates SB1009 (DeSteph)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23104693D-S1
- 01/26/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/23 Senate: No further action taken
- 02/07/23 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate