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Committee amends and advances bill to create permissive, educational 'equestrian zones' statewide
Summary
After hours of testimony from equestrians, counties, law enforcement and local-government groups, the committee made Senate Bill 149 permissive, added educational traffic guidance and adopted other amendments before forwarding the bill to the Senate committee of the whole on a 6–1 vote.
The Senate Local Government & Housing Committee on Thursday advanced Senate Bill 149 after substantial public testimony and stakeholder negotiations, adopting amendments that made the measure permissive and clarified that traffic provisions are educational guidance.
Senator Lindsey Daugherty (sponsor) told the committee the bill aims to provide a framework for defining equestrian zones, signage for crossings and trailer parking, and public education on best practices for shared road and trail use. She said the bill was reorganized in response to feedback and made permissive rather…
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