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Senate passes student-led bill to expand parking ban near crosswalks
Summary
Senators unanimously approved SB 106 after a third-grade class from Dilworth School urged removing the phrase “at an intersection” so parking would be banned within 20 feet of any crosswalk, citing a classmate’s injury; the bill passed by unanimous recorded vote and will go to the House.
Senator Bueller said Senate Bill 106 was prompted by a third-grade class at Dilworth School after a classmate was hit while crossing a mid-block crosswalk. She described how the students surveyed Salt Lake elementary schools and proposed striking the words “at an intersection” so the law would prohibit parking within 20 feet of any crosswalk, not only crosswalks at intersections.
President Beatty invited the students and noted each senator had received handwritten letters from the pupils. Bueller asked the Senate to suspend its rules so the bill could be read for second and third time and voted the same day. The Senate complied, and after roll call the president announced a unanimous recorded vote: 29 ayes, no nays, the bill passed to the House for consideration.
The measure, Bueller said, alters the statutory language that currently restricts parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk “at an intersection.” The change would expand that 20-foot prohibition to any crosswalk, a modification that proponents said would reduce sight-line obstructions and improve safety near school crosswalks.
Supporters on the floor framed the change as a straightforward safety fix backed by local traffic-safety officials and Salt Lake City. The president thanked the Dilworth students for their advocacy and noted their letters and classroom work as a model of civic engagement.
Next steps: With the Senate’s passage, SB 106 will be transmitted to the House for its consideration and final enrollment.
