Bill Text: CT HB05215 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Expanding The "move Over" Law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-05 - Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation [HB05215 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05215-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5215
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 270
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. SKULCZYCK, 45th Dist.

AN ACT EXPANDING THE "MOVE OVER" LAW.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 14-283 of the general statutes be amended to require a motor vehicle operator on a highway to move over one lane if a stationary vehicle is located on the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane of such highway.

Statement of Purpose:

To enact "Ashley Ferguson's law" to protect drivers by requiring an operator move over one lane if traveling in the lane adjacent to where a stationary vehicle is located on the highway.