Bicycles
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [SB-16]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to recommend and implement certain design elements for pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing any construction or improvement project, or postconstruction project, preservation, or maintenance; and requiring the State Highway Administration to submit certain reports including pedestrian and bicycle safety data, analyses, and plans to the General Assembly by certain dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. [SB-1009]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters to follow the pedestrian Walk signal at an intersection when traveling in the direction of the signal, provided that they yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk traveling in the same direction. The bill provides that a person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill R. DeSteph
Incorporated By Transportation on 01/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. [HB-1589]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters to follow the pedestrian Walk signal at an intersection when traveling in the direction of the signal, provided that they yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk traveling in the same direction. The bill provides that a person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard C. Sullivan
Left In Transportation on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. [SB-847]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices. Allows persons riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter to follow the pedestrian control signal at an intersection when traveling in the direction of the signal, provided that they yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk traveling in the same direction. The bill specifies that such persons shall not start to cross the highway in the direction of such signal while the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Favola
Passed By For The Day on 02/07/2023
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the operation of an electric bicycle in a state park. [HB-715]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Relating to the operation of an electric bicycle in a state park.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 05/05/2023
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle; creating a criminal offense. [HB-421]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle; creating a criminal offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu
Statement(s) Of Vote Recorded In Journal on 05/09/2023
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
NC Working Families Act [HB-1136]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
NC Working Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary G. Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/31/2022
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
2022 Governor's Budget [SB-792]
[Budget and Spending ]
2022 Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph E. Hise
Passed 1st Reading on 05/26/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles – Riding on Sidewalks [HB-1153]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a person to ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area unless prohibited by local ordinance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2022 [SB-880]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, under certain circumstances, to recommend and implement certain design elements for pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing certain projects; requiring the Department to implement certain safety improvements for certain projects; requiring the State Highway Administration to conduct a certain analysis and study; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities - Infrastructure Review (Vision Zero Implementation Act of 2022) [SB-874]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to conduct an infrastructure review of each pedestrian or bicyclist fatality that occurs on a State highway or at an intersection of a State highway and another highway or a municipal street to identify certain deficiencies and identify appropriate corrective actions; and requiring the Administration to complete the review within 6 months after being notified by law enforcement of a pedestrian or bicyclist fatality and publish the review on its website.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 154 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) [HB-695]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/18 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) [SB-552]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2022 [HB-656]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to recommend and implement certain design elements related to pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing certain projects; requiring the Governor, for fiscal year 2024, to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill for certain purposes; providing that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department maximize applications for and access to federal funding that is or may become available for infrastructure for pedestrian and bicycle safety; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Transportation. [SB-3158]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishes the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program and subaccount to encourage the purchase and use of electric bicycles and electric mopeds. Appropriates funds for the electric bicycle and electric moped subaccount. (CD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
Enrolled To Governor. on 05/06/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Consumer Protection. [HB-1991]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
In counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more, prohibits the sale of a bicycle that has been reported as stolen and is listed on a publicly available online stolen bicycle database. Requires the county police department or other designated agency to establish the publicly available online stolen bicycle database. Updates the recordkeeping and retention requirements for businesses that buy previously owned articles. (CD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
Act 108, On 06/17/2022 (gov. Msg. No. 1208). on 06/17/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Consumer Protection. [SB-2646]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
In counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more, prohibits the sale of a bicycle that is reported as stolen and is listed on a publicly available online stolen item database and requires the county police department to establish the publicly available online stolen item database. Updates the recordkeeping and retention requirements for businesses that buy previously owned articles. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Reported From Psm (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2433) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Jdc/wam. on 02/17/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Traffic. [SB-2299]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Allows the Director of Transportation and counties to place signage in their jurisdictions to designate appropriate intersections where a bicyclist may proceed through an intersection from a right turn only lane if they cannot safely merge into the thru traffic lane, provided they signal intention to merge left, and proceed in a right turn only lane when approaching an intersection, even if they do not intend to turn right, provided that they do not pass a stopped vehicle and that they exercise reasonable safety when passing a moving vehicle. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Reported From Trs (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2677) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Jdc. on 02/18/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Traffic. [HB-1558]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Permits a bicyclist to proceed through an intersection from a right turn only lane if they cannot safely merge into the thru traffic lane, provided they signal intention to merge left. Permits a bicyclist to proceed in a right turn only lane when approaching an intersection, even if they do not intend to turn right, provided that they do not pass a stopped vehicle and that they exercise reasonable safety when passing a moving vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Ward
Referred To Trn, Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/26/2022