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SB1416

Pedestrians; drivers to stop when crossing highway, etc., penalty.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)

Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin (D)

Session:
2025 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Drivers to stop for pedestrians; vulnerable road users; penalties.

Makes it a traffic infraction if a driver operating a motor vehicle fails to stop for pedestrians and makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor if such traffic infraction results in the serious bodily injury or death of a vulnerable road user lawfully crossing a highway.
  • Bill History

  • 01/15/2025 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 25100411D
  • 01/15/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation and Rereferred to Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
  • 01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1416)
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106652D-S1
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
  • 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 02/10/2025 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
  • 02/11/2025 - House: Referred from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
  • 02/11/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/11/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
  • 02/11/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/11/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1416)
  • 02/12/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
  • 02/14/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 3-N)
  • 02/18/2025 - House: Read second time
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House (75-Y 20-N)
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1416ER)
  • 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1416)
  • 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  • 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
  • 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 447 (Effective 07/01/25)
  • 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)

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