Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to lighted lamps on bicycles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law requires a bicycle to have a front lighted lamp and either a rear lighted lamp or a rear reflector at any time from sunset to sunrise, and at such other times when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead. This bill requires every bicycle to have a front and rear lighted lamp during the stated periods of time, and strikes the provision allowing a bicycle to be equipped a rear reflector in lieu of the rear lighted lamp.
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The scheduled fine for violating this provision is $35. However, the bill provides that a citation issued for failure to have a front or rear lamp on a bicycle must first provide for a 72-hour period within which the person charged with the violation shall replace or repair the lamp. If the person complies with the directive to replace or repair the lamp, the citation must be expunged. The bill takes effect January 1, 2022.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 19, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
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Tried before
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Tried before
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- SF 2090 Relating to lighted lamps on bicycles, making penalties applicable, and including effectiv…88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · nearly identicalCleared committee
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