AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD (Requires the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction to use a directional signal and repeals the requirement that such signal be audible.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Last action May 22, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
54–1
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 67
Apr 4, 2019
D
Democratic59
81% Yea
R
Republican8
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 22, 2019
Committee
05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
04/04/2019 House read and passed
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
01/30/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
P
Stephen Casey
DDemocratic
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