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CS/SB 658: Road Rage and Aggressive Careless Driving [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Bennett

Road Rage and Aggressive Careless Driving [EPCC]; Creates the "Highway Safety Act" to reduce road rage and aggressive careless driving, reduce the incidence of drivers' interfering with the movement of traffic, minimize crashes, and promote the orderly, free flow of traffic on roads and highways. Requires a driver to yield the left lane when being overtaken by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed on roads, streets, or highways with two or more lanes, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
 Last Action: 5/2/2008 Senate - Died in Committee on Finance and Tax
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/16/2007 Senate • Filed
    1/9/2008 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
    1/29/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/06/08, 12:45 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
    3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00040; On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/06/08, 12:45 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
    3/20/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/25/08, 9:00 am, 37-S
    3/25/2008 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Transportation (460672); YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 00345
    3/26/2008 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00345
    4/16/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/21/08, 2:30 pm, 401-S
    4/21/2008 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 00753; CS read 1st time on 04/23/08 -SJ 00755
    4/22/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 00753
    5/2/2008 Senate • Died in Committee on Finance and Tax

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  • CS/SB 658, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2008 at 1:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2008 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1177 Motor Vehicles Bean Similar Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Died in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
    Location:
    H 1111 (c1) Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Evers Compare Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Died in Policy & Budget Council, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1992 (Ch. 2008-176), HB 7135 (Ch. 2008-227), CS/SB 1604 (Ch. 2008-256), CS/CS/SB 1946 (Ch. 2008-236)
    Location:
    S 1978 (c3) Department of Transportation [EPCC] Baker Compare Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Placed on Special Order Calendar; Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2008-191), CS/CS/HB 1175 (Ch. 2008-203), HB 7135 (Ch. 2008-227), CS/SB 1604 (Ch. 2008-256), CS/CS/CS/SB 1992 (Ch. 2008-176)
    Location:

    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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  • SB 658, Original Filed Version Posted 11/16/2007 at 2:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2008 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    460672 - Amendment
    		Transportation
    (Constantine)     		3/24/2008
    9:42 AM     		Favorable
    3/25/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    789678 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Bennett)     		4/17/2008
    9:02 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 641948 - Amendment to Amendment (789678)
    		Criminal Justice
    (Bennett)     		4/21/2008
    11:17 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 768114 - Amendment to Amendment (789678)
    		Criminal Justice
    (Bennett)     		4/21/2008
    11:17 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2008     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2008 9:00 AM Transportation 5 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/21/2008 2:30 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 1 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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