HB1266
Bicycles and certain other vehicles; regulations when riding in traffic.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Traffic; bicycles and certain other vehicles.
Clarifies that the roadways on which bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, or mopeds are exempt from the requirement to ride as close as safely practicable to the right curb include those not wide enough to allow an overtaking motor vehicle to pass ... (More) as required by law. The bill removes the requirement for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a highway two abreast to move into a single-file formation when being overtaken by a faster-moving vehicle and limits the requirement that such persons not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to roadways with only one travel lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or more. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104937D
- 01/10/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/26/2024 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy
- 01/31/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/2024 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/06/2024 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106977D-H1
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106977D-H1
- 02/09/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1266H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (49-Y 49-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Defeated (49-Y 49-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2024 - House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
- 02/12/2024 - House: Passed House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/29/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1266H1)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N)
