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Committee approves Johnson Stewart amendment and forwards work-zone safety driver-education provision to Transportation
Summary
Sen. Anne Johnson Stewart’s amendment requiring work-zone safety instruction in driver education was adopted and the amended bill was recommended to pass, then referred to the Transportation Committee.
Sen. Anne Johnson Stewart’s amendment to add required work-zone safety curriculum to driver education programs was adopted by the State and Local Government Committee, and the bill (as amended) was recommended to pass and referred to the Transportation Committee.
Johnson Stewart told the committee the bill is aimed at teaching best practices for driving in work zones, especially for young drivers who she said are overrepresented in work-zone crashes. She recounted her 40 years as a resident engineer working near highway job sites and described seeing near-miss accidents caused by inadequate work-zone awareness.
The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then approved the bill as amended; the chair announced the motion prevailed following a voice vote. Senator Johnson Stewart said the amendment addresses the implementation timeline for adding work-zone safety material to driver instruction.
No roll-call vote tally was recorded in the transcript; the committee recorded the actions as voice votes. The committee referred the bill to the Transportation Committee for further consideration.
Votes at a glance: A1 amendment — adopted (voice vote). Bill as amended — recommended to pass; referred to Transportation Committee; mover not expressly named for final motion in the record.
