Indiana House Bill 1212 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 21 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Defines funeral escort vehicle. Provides that a vehicle utilized in a funeral procession or a funeral escort vehicle may display certain flashing lights in certain colors. Requires a funeral escort vehicle to bear certain markings. Prohibits a funeral escort vehicle from bearing certain markings. Provides that, in order for the vehicles in a funeral procession to have the right-of-way at an intersection, the vehicle heading the funeral procession must display a flashing red light, flashing red and white lights, or a flashing amber light. (Current law allows the vehicle to display alternately flashing red and blue lights.) Provides that certain equipment requirements that apply to a funeral escort vehicle do not apply to an authorized emergency vehicle that is used in a funeral procession or as a funeral escort vehicle. Provides that a person who displays a red and blue lamp upon a vehicle or fails to remove a red and blue lamp from a vehicle under certain circumstances commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Blue lights on vehicles.

Rep. Randall Frye [R]

Rep. Cindy Kirchhofer [R]

2012-03-05 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 47 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15		Signed by the Governor
2012-03-08		Signed by the President of the Senate
2012-03-07		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2012-03-06		Signed by the Speaker
2012-03-05		House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 339: yeas 93, nays 0
2012-02-21		Senator Arnold added as cosponsor
2012-02-21		Senator Buck added as second sponsor
2012-02-21		Returned to the House with amendments
2012-02-21		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 227: yeas 47 and nays 3
2012-02-20		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-02-16		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-02-01		First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs
2012-01-31		Senate sponsor: Senator Merritt
2012-01-31		Referred to the Senate
2012-01-31		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 162: yeas 95, nays 0
2012-01-27		Representative R. Frye added as coauthor
2012-01-27		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-01-25		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2012-01-09		Authored by Representative Kirchhofer

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1212
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1212.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1212.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1212.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HE/HE1212.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0162.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0227.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0339.PDF.pdf