VA SB847 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 7 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-07 - Failed to pass in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 7 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-07 - Failed to pass in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter to follow the pedestrian control signal at an intersection when traveling in the direction of the signal, provided that they yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk traveling in the same direction. The bill specifies that such persons shall not start to cross the highway in the direction of such signal while the signal is solid, that pedestrians shall not start to cross the highway when such signal is solid or flashing, and that any person who has partially crossed the highway shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island when the solid Don't Walk signal begins. Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter to follow the pedestrian control signal at an intersection when traveling in the direction of the signal, provided that they yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk traveling in the same direction. The bill specifies that such persons shall not start to cross the highway in the direction of such signal while the signal is solid, that pedestrians shall not start to cross the highway when such signal is solid or flashing, and that any person who has partially crossed the highway shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island when the solid Don't Walk signal begins.
Title
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | Senate | Failed to pass in Senate |
| 2023-02-07 | Senate | No further action taken |
| 2023-02-07 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2023-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 23104693D-S1 |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Incorporates SB1009 (DeSteph) |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2022-12-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2022-12-28 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102496D |
