HB 657 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.

Summary
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter to, while remaining in the travel lane, follow the pedestrian control signal corresponding to the person's direction of travel, provided that they travel straight or turn right and yield to pedestrians lawfully in the crosswalk and any vehicle approaching the intersection from the right.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Feb 29, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

5442
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Feb 12, 2024
D Democratic49
49 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
5 Yea 42 Nay 2
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (7-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (56-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Rip Sullivan
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
VA
6