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SB 536: Highway Safety Act [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Bennett

Highway Safety Act [EPCC]; provides legislative intent re road rage & aggressive careless driving; requires operator of motor vehicle to yield left lane when being overtaken on multilane highway; revises number of specified acts necessary to qualify as aggressive careless driver; provides that second or subsequent infraction as said driver requires attendance at mandatory hearing, etc. Amends 316.003,.083,.1923, 318.19; reenacts 316.650(1)(a).

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 3/6/2007 Senate - Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00036; On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/20/07, 2:30 pm, 37-S; Unfavorable by Transportation, laid on Table; YEAS 4 NAYS 4 -SJ 00096
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2007 Senate • Filed
    1/31/2007 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
    2/12/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/20/07, 2:30 pm, 37-S
    2/20/2007 Senate • Unfavorable by Transportation, laid on Table; YEAS 4 NAYS 4
    3/6/2007 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00036; On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/20/07, 2:30 pm, 37-S; Unfavorable by Transportation, laid on Table; YEAS 4 NAYS 4 -SJ 00096

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  • SB 536, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2007 at 12:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2007 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 731 Highway Safety Act Scionti Similar Last Action: 3/2/2007 H Withdrawn from Infrastructure (EEI); Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00055
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    673718 - Amendment
    Transportation
    (Constantine)
    2/19/2007
    11:50 AM
    Favorable
    2/21/2007
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/20/2007 2:30 PM Transportation 4 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions.
    316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle.
    316.1923 Aggressive careless driving.
    316.650 Traffic citations.
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.

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