US Congress Senate Bill 2700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S6158-6159)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses transportation matters relating to Move Over laws and crash avoidance technology. (Move Over laws are intended to ensure first responder and motorist safety by requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down when approaching an authorized emergency vehicle that is parked or otherwise stopped on a roadway.) Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to produce research findings on the efficacy of Move Over laws and related public awareness campaigns; DOT to award grants to states to prevent death and injury from crashes involving vehicles striking vehicles and individuals stopped at the roadside; DOT to implement rules to establish minimum performance standards with respect to crash avoidance technology and to require mandating crash avoidance technology on all new motor vehicles; and all federal fleet vehicles to have crash avoidance technology and, if such vehicles are used for emergency response activities, be equipped with digital alert technology.

Protecting Roadside First Responders Act

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S6158-6159)

HB4871 (Same As) 2019-10-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2700/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2700/BILLS-116s2700is.pdf