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]

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.

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Title

Relating to autocycles

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-08HouseTo House Judiciary
2017-03-08HouseWith amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2017-02-20HouseTo House Roads and Transportation
2017-02-20HouseIntroduced in House
2017-02-20HouseTo Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
2017-02-20HouseFiled 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

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
17B11Amended CodeCitation Text
17B27bAmended CodeCitation Text
17C169New CodeSee Bill Text
17C1544Amended CodeCitation Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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