Bicycles; traffic regulations, report.
Summary
Traffic regulation; bicycles. Permits operators of bicycles to treat a stop sign as a yield sign in certain situations. The bill requires the driver of a motor vehicle to change lanes when overtaking a bicycle or certain other vehicles when the lane of travel is not wide enough for the overtaking motor vehicle to pass at least three feet to the left of the overtaken vehicle. The bill also removes the limitations on riding bicycles and certain other vehicles two abreast.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 462 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2262E
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Hurst agreed to
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (16-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21101122D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Lashrecse D. Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
Sally Hudson
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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