WV HB2576 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create an exemption for autocycles which are enclosed motorcycles that are equipped with safety belts, airbags, a roll bar, a windshield, wipers, a steering wheel and equipment otherwise required on a motorcycle, and which have no more than three wheels in contact with the roadway at any one time. A person may operate an autocycle with a valid driver's license and is exempt from the motorcycle examination, licensing and endorsement requirements set forth in article two, chapter seventeen-b of this code. The bill would also exempt autocycles from helmet and certain other safety requirements set forth in §17C-15-44. The bill also removes obsolete language.
Title
Relating to autocycles
Sponsors
Del. Danny Hamrick [R] | Del. Gary Howell [R] | Del. Guy Ward [R] | Del. Ron Walters [R] |
Del. Stephen Wilson [R] | Sen. Jason Barrett [R] | Del. Geoff Foster [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2017-03-08 | House | To House Judiciary |
2017-03-08 | House | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
2017-02-20 | House | To House Roads and Transportation |
2017-02-20 | House | Introduced in House |
2017-02-20 | House | To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary |
2017-02-20 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2530 (Similar To) 2017-02-17 - To House Roads and Transportation
SB173 (Similar To) 2017-05-23 - Chapter 155, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
SB173 (Similar To) 2017-05-23 - Chapter 155, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
17B | 1 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
17B | 2 | 7b | Amended Code | Citation Text |
17C | 1 | 69 | New Code | See Bill Text |
17C | 15 | 44 | Amended Code | Citation Text |