Pedestrians; drivers to stop when yielding the right-of-way.
Summary
Yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians; stopping. Clarifies the duties of vehicle drivers to stop when yielding to pedestrians at (i) clearly marked crosswalks, whether at midblock or at the end of any block; (ii) any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block; or (iii) any intersection when the driver is approaching on a highway where the maximum speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour. The bill also prohibits the driver of another vehicle approaching such stopped vehicle from an adjacent lane or from behind from overtaking and passing the stopped vehicle. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
37–3
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1031 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 3-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 8-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1705S1
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20109363D-S1
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105498D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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