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2024 SESSION

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HB 1071 Speed limits; expands authority of any locality to reduce limit to less than 25 miles per hour.

Introduced by: Betsy B. Carr | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Reduction of speed limits; local authority. Expands the current authority of any locality to reduce the speed limit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 miles per hour, on highways within its boundaries that are located in a business district or residence district to include highways within the state highway system, provided that such reduced speed limit is indicated by lawfully placed signs. The bill authorizes a locality to restore a speed limit that has been reduced pursuant to this authority and requires the locality to notify the Commissioner of Highways of a change in speed limit. This bill incorporates HB 793.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102677D  pdf
• 02/01/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106085D-H1  pdf
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102677D
• 01/10/24  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/26/24  House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
• 01/30/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/01/24  House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/01/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106085D-H1
• 02/05/24  House: Read first time
• 02/06/24  House: Read second time
• 02/06/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106085D-H1
• 02/06/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1071H1
• 02/07/24  House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
• 02/07/24  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/15/24  Senate: Reported from Transportation (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/24  Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Chair votes No
• 02/20/24  Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/24  Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER)
• 02/27/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/24  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 98-N)
• 04/17/24  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
• 04/17/24  House: Communicated to Governor
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024