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Transportation Board member says state ‘Jay’s Law’ banning bicycle sidewalk riding passed and signed
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Kurt Bridal, speaking for the Transportation Board at the June 11 committee meeting, reported that legislation based on the city's bicycle-on-sidewalks ordinance — called 'Jay's Law' in the meeting — passed both legislative chambers and was signed by the governor.
Kurt Bridal, speaking for the Annapolis Transportation Board at the June 11 Transportation Committee meeting, reported that a bicycle-on-sidewalks measure the city had advanced was enacted statewide.
Bridal said the city’s ordinance was replicated at the county level and the language was carried to the state, where the bill passed the House of Delegates multiple times in prior years but had failed to receive Senate consideration. This year, Bridal said, the legislation passed both chambers unanimously and was signed by the governor; he said the enacted law is being referred to in the meeting as "Jay's Law." Bridal attributed the law’s name to an individual named Jay who had a longstanding personal interest in the issue.
Bridal framed the enactment as a positive result of persistent local advocacy. No bill number or statutory citation was provided in the committee record; the transcript attributes the substance of the update to Bridal and records his account of the bill’s path through the House and Senate and its signing by the governor.
The committee acknowledged the update and thanked Bridal for the work carried out by the Transportation Board.
