Pedestrian and Bike Safety
Status: Enacted - Chapter No. 112
Date of Last Action: 02/23/2007 - Enacted*
Author: Transportation Highways Military Affairs Cmt
Summary: Relates to regulation of traffic on highways, removes a prohibition on bicyclists using the roadway when there is an adjacent bicycle path.
History:
11/30/2006 - PREFILED.
01/09/2007 - INTRODUCED.
01/09/2007 - To SENATE Committee...
Status: Failed - Adjourned - Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Date of Last Action: 03/26/2009*
Author: Fleischauer (D)
Summary: Relates to pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks.
History:
03/13/2009 - INTRODUCED.
03/13/2009 - To HOUSE Committee on ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION.
03/19/2009 - From HOUSE Committee on ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION: Do pass as...
Status: Failed - Adjourned - Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Date of Last Action: 02/14/2007*
Author: Fleischauer (D)
Summary: Relating to pedestrian's right-of-way in crosswalks.
History:
02/14/2007 - INTRODUCED.
02/14/2007 - To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
02/20/2007 - From HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass.
02/23/2007 - Passed HOUSE. *****...
Status: Pending - Carryover - Senate Judiciary Committee
Date of Last Action: 02/04/2009*
Author: McDermott (D)
Summary: Concerns traffic infractions where the conduct is a proximate cause of death, great bodily harm, or substantial bodily injury, provides that a local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution relating to committing a traffic infraction, where the...
Status: Pending - Carryover - Senate Transportation Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/29/2009*
Author: Jacobsen (D)
Summary: Adds speed violations on certain arterial streets to the traffic safety camera law, encourages the state's largest urban area to use traffic safety cameras for the purpose of detecting speeding violations at locations with the highest...
Status: Pending - Carryover - Senate Transportation Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/20/2009*
Author: Jacobsen (D)
Summary: Addresses when vehicles overtake and pass pedestrians or bicycles, clarifies provisions relevant to vehicles overtaking and passing pedestrians or bicycles.
History:
01/20/2009 - INTRODUCED.
01/20/2009 - To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
Status: Failed - Adjourned - House Transportation Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/16/2008*
Author: Rolfes (D)
Summary: Requires a passing distance of at least three feet when vehicles approach pedestrians or bicyclists, provides that a safe passing distance must be no less than three feet when vehicles approach pedestrians or bicyclists.
History:
01/16/2008 -...
Status: Enacted - Chapter No. 2008-125
Date of Last Action: 03/25/2008 - Enacted*
Author: Upthegrove (D)
Summary: Adds bicyclist and pedestrian safety information to drivers education curriculum.
History:
01/08/2008 - PREFILED.
01/14/2008 - INTRODUCED.
01/14/2008 - To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
02/09/2008 - From HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Do pass.
02...
Status: Failed - Adjourned - House Transportation Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/09/2008*
Author: Kitzmiller (D)
Summary: Requires the operator of a motor vehicle to leave at least a three-foot clearance when passing a bicyclist, provides that a bicyclist ride on the far right portion of a highway when passing, when making a left turn, when proceeding straight in...
Status: Failed - Adjourned - House Judiciary Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/09/2008*
Author: Kitzmiller (D)
Summary: Expands in the motor vehicle statutes the law addressing negligent operation to include such operation with regard to vulnerable users.
History:
01/09/2008 - INTRODUCED.
01/11/2008 - To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
Status: Failed - Adjourned - Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/08/2008*
Author: McCormack (D)
Summary: Assures the ability to install renewable energy devices, requires new road construction to have paved shoulders adequate for use by bicyclists and pedestrians, prohibits municipal ordinances and bylaws from prohibiting the...
Status: Failed - Adjourned - House Transportation Committee
Date of Last Action: 03/25/2008*
Author: Racine (D)
Summary: Requires the operator of a motor vehicle to leave at least a three-foot clearance when passing a bicyclist.
History:
12/26/2007 - PREFILED.
01/08/2008 - INTRODUCED.
01/08/2008 - To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
03/18/2008 - From SENATE...
Status: Pending - Carryover - House Transportation Committee
Date of Last Action: 02/05/2009*
Author: Hube (R)
Summary: Requires all persons under the age of 17 who are riding a bicycle on a state or town highway to wear a helmet.
History:
02/05/2009 - INTRODUCED.
02/06/2009 - To HOUSE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
Status: Failed - ASSEMBLY
Date of Last Action: 03/11/2008*
Author: Davis (R) Additional Authors: Townsend (R);Montgomery (R);Lassa (D);Hahn (R);Miller (D);Black (D);Ott (R);Ballweg (R);Lehman (D);Olsen (R);Cowles (R);Risser (D);Schultz (R);Bies (R)
Summary: Relates to the definition of bicycle, lighting of bicycles, motor bicycles, and electric personal assistive...
Status: Failed - ASSEMBLY
Date of Last Action: 05/09/2007*
Author: Gottlieb (R) Additional Authors: Black (D);Townsend (R);Montgomery (R);Lassa (D);Gunderson (R);Musser (R);Ott (R);Olsen (R);Albers (R);Berceau (D);Hraychuck (D);Roessler (R);Schultz (R);Hines (R);Lothian (R);Pope-Roberts (D);Ballweg (R);Fields (D);Mursau (R)
Summary: Relates to driver liability for...
