IN HB1079 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-14 - Representative Chyung added as coauthor
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-14 - Representative Chyung added as coauthor
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
School bus safety. Provides that a person who operates a vehicle and recklessly passes a school bus stopped on a roadway when the arm signal device is extended commits a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class B misdemeanor under current law). Provides that the offense is a Level 6 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor under current law) if it causes bodily injury. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally meets or overtakes from any direction a school bus stopped on a roadway when the arm signal device is extended or proceeds before the arm signal device is no longer extended commits a Class B misdemeanor (rather than a Class A infraction under current law).
Title
School bus safety. Provides that a person who operates a vehicle and recklessly passes a school bus stopped on a roadway when the arm signal device is extended commits a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class B misdemeanor under current law). Provides that the offense is a Level 6 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor under current law) if it causes bodily injury. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally meets or overtakes from any direction a school bus stopped on a roadway when the arm signal device is extended or proceeds before the arm signal device is no longer extended commits a Class B misdemeanor (rather than a Class A infraction under current law).
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-14 | House | Representative Chyung added as coauthor |
| 2019-01-03 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Authored by Representative Manning |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1079/details |
| Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/f/3/41f307bc/HB1079.01.INTR.pdf |
