Bill Text: OR HB2228 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to bicycle passengers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2228 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-HB2228-Introduced.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 2070 House Bill 2228 Sponsored by Representative GREENLICK (Presession filed.) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Prohibits person from carrying child under six years of age on bicycle or in bicycle trailer. Punishes by maximum fine of $90. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to bicycle passengers; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 814.460. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 814.460 is amended to read: 814.460. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful passengers on a bicycle if the person operates a bicycle and carries { + : (a) + } More persons on the bicycle than the number for which it is designed or safely equipped { + ; or (b) A child under six years of age on the bicycle or in a bicycle trailer + }. (2) The offense described in this section, unlawful passengers on a bicycle, is a Class D traffic violation. SECTION 2. { + The amendments to ORS 814.460 by section 1 of this 2011 Act apply to offenses that occur on or after the effective date of this 2011 Act. + } ----------