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CS/CS/SB 908: Traffic Safety

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Transportation ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gibson

Traffic Safety; Revising provisions relating to the passing of a vehicle; prohibiting passing and turning in front of a vulnerable user in an unsafe manner; providing penalties; providing fines and penalties for specified infractions contributing to bodily injury of a vulnerable user; requiring a hearing for specified offenses, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2015 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 94
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 94
    3/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/26/2015 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 259
    3/27/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 259
    3/31/2015 Senate • CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 270
    4/2/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/07/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/7/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 372
    4/8/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 374
    4/9/2015 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 372
    4/10/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/15/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2015 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
    4/20/2015 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
    4/23/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 528
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 619
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 619
    4/24/2015 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 848
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15
    • Received -HJ 848
    4/27/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 859
    • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 231 -HJ 859
    • Amendment(s) adopted (037463) -HJ 861
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 878
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 1 -HJ 878
    4/28/2015 Senate • In returning messages
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in returning Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 908, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/8/2015 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2015 (pdf)
    House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c3) Transportation Passidomo, Fitzenhagen Compare Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table -HJ 859
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    277617 - Amendment
    Between lines 71 and 72, insert:
    McBurney 4/27/2015
    10:55 AM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/27/2015
    PDF
    037463 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Beshears 4/27/2015
    8:58 AM
    House: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    4/27/2015
    PDF
    hierarchy 159619 - Amendment to Amendment (037463)
    Between lines 33 and 34, insert:
    McBurney 4/27/2015
    11:42 AM
    House: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    4/27/2015
    PDF
    570315 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    4/27/2015
    5:07 PM
    House: Engrossed Amendment Adopted
    4/27/2015
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2015 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2015 11:21 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2015 11:28 AM House 116 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.0833 Page 4 (pdf)
    316.0875 No-passing zones. Page 5 (pdf)
    316.1925 Careless driving. Page 5 (pdf)
    318.142 Page 6 (pdf)
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 6 (pdf)
    322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 908, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2015 at 4:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/6/2015 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c2) Transportation Passidomo, Fitzenhagen Similar Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table -HJ 859
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 7075 (c2) Transportation Transportation and Ports Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2015-163)
    Location: In committee/council (TR)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    763146 - Amendment
    Delete lines 81 - 100.
    Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)
    4/7/2015
    12:54 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/7/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    255866 - Amendment
    Delete lines 162 - 169.
    Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)
    4/7/2015
    12:54 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/7/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    331138 - Amendment
    Delete line 237.
    Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)
    4/7/2015
    12:54 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/7/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/7/2015 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.0275 Page 3 (pdf)
    316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.0833 Page 5 (pdf)
    316.0875 No-passing zones. Page 6 (pdf)
    316.1921 Page 6 (pdf)
    316.1925 Careless driving. Page 6 (pdf)
    318.142 Page 6 (pdf)
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.0261 Driver improvement course; requirement to maintain driving privileges; failure to complete; department approval of course. Page 8 (pdf)
    322.26 Mandatory revocation of license by department. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • SB 908, Original Filed Version Posted 2/13/2015 at 9:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2015 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c2) Transportation Passidomo, Fitzenhagen Similar Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table -HJ 859
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    616598 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Transportation
    (Grimsley)
    3/25/2015
    8:12 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2015 9:00 AM Transportation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.0833 Page 4 (pdf)
    316.0875 No-passing zones. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.1921 Page 5 (pdf)
    316.1925 Careless driving. Page 5 (pdf)
    316.2065 Bicycle regulations. Page 6 (pdf)
    318.142 Page 6 (pdf)
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.095 Traffic law and substance abuse education program for driver license applicants. Page 8 (pdf)
    322.12 Examination of applicants. Page 9 (pdf)
    1003.48 Instruction in operation of motor vehicles. Page 11 (pdf)

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