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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 342

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operation of lightweight utility vehicles on certain highways by persons with disabilities to access hunting and fishing areas.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law defines a lightweight utility vehicle as an engine-driven vehicle

having a gross weight of more than 700 pounds but not more than 1,999 pounds that

is designed to travel on four or more low-pressure tires, is equipped with a cargo

area, and is used primarily off a highway. The Department of Natural Resources, in

conjunction with the Department of Transportation, oversees a lightweight utility

vehicle pilot program to study the use of lightweight utility vehicles on trails and

roadways used by all-terrain vehicles.

This bill authorizes a person who holds a Class A or Class B hunting permit for

persons with physical disabilities, or who holds an annual or temporary fishing

license for person with disabilities, to operate a lightweight utility vehicle on town

roads and forest roads for travel to a hunting or fishing area. A person with a

disability may bring one passenger with him or her on the lightweight utility vehicle,

may not travel more than five miles from the person's home, and may only operate

the lightweight utility vehicle during hours of daylight. The bill prohibits the

operation of lightweight utility vehicles on state trunk highways, county trunk

highways, freeways, and expressways, except to cross a state trunk highway or

county trunk highway.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Williams (D) , Danou (D) , Dexter (D) , Hraychuck (D) , Murtha (R) , Radcliffe (D) , Sherman , Townsend (R) , Turner (D)

4 cosponsors

A. Lasee (R) , Lehman (D) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Apr 16, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sherman, Danou, Hraychuck, Murtha, Radcliffe, Townsend, Turner, A. Williams and Dexter;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and A. Lasee

  2. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Fish and Wildlife

  3. Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Sherman

  5. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Fish and Wildlife

  7. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:04 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  11. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1