VA HB1266 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-29 - Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Traffic; bicycles and certain other vehicles. Clarifies that the roadways on which bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, or mopeds are exempt from the requirement to ride as close as safely practicable to the right curb include those not wide enough to allow an overtaking motor vehicle to pass as required by law. The bill removes the requirement for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a highway two abreast to move into a single-file formation when being overtaken by a faster-moving vehicle and limits the requirement that such persons not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to roadways with only one travel lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or more. Traffic; bicycles and certain other vehicles. Clarifies that the roadways on which bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, or mopeds are exempt from the requirement to ride as close as safely practicable to the right curb include those not wide enough to allow an overtaking motor vehicle to pass as required by law. The bill removes the requirement for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a highway two abreast to move into a single-file formation when being overtaken by a faster-moving vehicle and limits the requirement that such persons not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to roadways with only one travel lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or more.

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Title

Bicycles and certain other vehicles; regulations when riding in traffic.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N) (Y: 6 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: Defeated (49-Y 49-N) (Y: 49 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-29SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N)
2024-02-13SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2024-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-12HouseVOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N)
2024-02-12HousePassed House (51-Y 47-N)
2024-02-12HouseReconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
2024-02-12HouseVOTE: Defeated (49-Y 49-N)
2024-02-12HouseRead third time and defeated by House (49-Y 49-N)
2024-02-09HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1266H1
2024-02-09HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24106977D-H1
2024-02-09HouseRead second time
2024-02-08HouseRead first time
2024-02-06HouseCommittee substitute printed 24106977D-H1
2024-02-06HouseReported from Transportation with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
2024-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2024-01-26HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy
2024-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2024-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104937D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
462821.1(n/a)See Bill Text
462839(n/a)See Bill Text
462905(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1266
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1266+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1266H1+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106744D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106744D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106977D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1266FH1122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1904V0016+HB1266
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H19V0058+HB1266
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0564+HB1266
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0576+HB1266
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S11V0106+HB1266

Bill Comments

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