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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 156

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Relating to: application of stopping, standing, and parking provisions to certain authorized emergency vehicles.

Motor vehicle — Equipment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

Under current law, when the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle is

responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the

law, the operator is exempt from certain traffic restrictions, subject to certain

conditions. The operator is exempt from restrictions related to stopping, standing,

and parking if the vehicle's warning lights are activated. The operator is exempt

from restrictions related to speed, obedience to traffic signals, and direction of travel

if the vehicle's warning lights and siren are activated.

This bill eliminates the requirement that an authorized emergency vehicle's

warning lights be activated as a condition of the exemption from traffic restrictions

related to stopping, standing, and parking.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Lassa (D) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R)

10 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Brostoff (D) , Kitchens (R) , Neylon (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Jun 4, 2015 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. May 14, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Lassa, Nass and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Ripp, Brostoff, Kitchens, Neylon, A. Ott, Spiros, Steffen, Vorpagel and Weatherston

  2. May 14, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs

  3. May 27, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 4, 2015 · Senate

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

  6. Jun 4, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1