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
54–42
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic49
100% Yea
R
Republican49
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
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
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