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Transportation Committee reports three Highway Safety bills out of subcommittee by 9–0 votes
Summary
The Transportation Committee reported three Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee bills — on school crossing-zone timing, vehicle bumper/suspension compliance, and a first-offense texting-while-driving alternative — to the next stage after unanimous 9–0 committee votes. The committee then adjourned.
The Transportation Committee reported three Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee bills by voice vote and adjourned.
Delegate Reid, presenting the subcommittee report, said the three measures “came out of the subcommittee 9 to 0 uncontested” and moved that they be reported as a block. The chair called for any objections, none were made, the clerk closed the roll and the committee reported the bills out of committee.
The measures described by Delegate Reid included: a bill introduced in the transcript as "Senate Bill 2 21" by Senator Jones that would authorize local governing bodies by ordinance to extend the period before and after regular school hours used to set school crossing zones from 30 minutes to 60 minutes; "Senate Bill 4 26" by Senator Mulcay, which the transcript describes as altering rules on vehicle suspension systems and bumper heights, requiring proof of compliance and authorizing a court to dismiss a summons when compliance is later shown; and "Senate Bill 6 86" from Senator Soudeline, which the transcript says would allow a court, for a first texting-while-driving violation, to accept satisfactory completion of a driver-improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction. In each case the subcommittee recommendation was reported as 9–0 and Delegate Reid moved to report the bills.
Votes and next steps: the committee handled the three measures as a single block motion; the clerk opened and closed the roll for the vote and the bills were reported out of committee. The transcript records the tally for the subcommittee recommendation as 9–0; the vote in full committee was carried without recorded roll call names in the transcript. No amendments or substantive floor debate on the bills are recorded in the transcript.
After the report, Delegate Reid made a brief aside about Senator Sugarloins being pulled from the block during the subcommittee and said the senator would have to watch the recording. With no further business, the chair moved to adjourn and the committee ended its session.
The committee did not specify the next legislative step or future hearing dates in the transcript.
