Maryland Senate Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-29 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances and to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances; establishing a penalty; etc.

Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act

Sen. Larry Haines [R]	Sen. Andrew Harris [R]	Sen. Nancy Jacobs [R]	Sen. Donald Munson [R]
Sen. Lowell Stoltzfus [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-29		Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
2010-01-27		Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
2010-01-19		First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2010rs/billfile/SB0159.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/sb/sb0159f.pdf