Bicycles and certain other vehicles; riding two abreast.
Summary
Bicycles and certain other vehicles; riding two abreast. Prohibits persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters two abreast from impeding the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and requires such persons to move into a single-file formation as quickly as is practicable when being overtaken from the rear by a faster-moving vehicle and to ride in a single lane on a laned roadway.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
29–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Jan 28, 2022
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
9
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 341 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (65-Y 34-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced
Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB362E2
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 by Senator Surovell agreed to
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Amended
Amendment by Senator Surovell rejected
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced
Amendment by Senator Surovell reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB362E
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102032D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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