SB9 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Motor vehicles, overtaking and passing bicycles, must maintain safe distance of at least three feet from bicycle, definition of safe distance, Sec. 32-5A-82 am'd.
Description
Under existing law, a driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction is required to pass at a safe distance and maintain the clearance until safely past the bicycle
This bill would provide a definition for safe distance for purposes of a vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle
To amend Section 32-5A-82, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a definition for safe distance for purposes of a vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle.
Subjects
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | H | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 19, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 856 |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| January 15, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB9 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |