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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 241

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Relating to: warning lights on police vehicles.

Motor vehicle — Equipment Police

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law generally prohibits any vehicle from being equipped with a

flashing or rotating light. Authorized emergency vehicles, such as police vehicles,

fire department vehicles, ambulances, conservation warden vehicles, designated

emergency vehicles of municipal or county departments, and designated emergency

vehicles of state departments are exempted from this prohibition. Most emergency

vehicles may be equipped with red lights or red and white lights, but police vehicles

may be equipped with red and blue lights. Under this bill, a police vehicle may, in

addition to other authorized lights, be equipped with one or more flashing white

lights.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Schultz (R)

16 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Born (R) , Brooks (R) , Carpenter (D) , Hulsey (D) , Kahl (D) , Krug (R) , Marklein (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R) , Wright (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Aug 29, 2013 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 31, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, Lehman, Olsen, Schultz and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Bernard Schaber, Born, Brooks, Hulsey, Kahl, Krug, Marklein, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Spiros, Tittl, Weatherston, Wright and Berceau

  2. Jul 31, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Aug 22, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Aug 29, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Aug 29, 2013 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Aug 29, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Aug 29, 2013 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  8. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1