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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 386

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Relating to: lighting requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operated on highways. (FE)

Animal Horses Motor vehicle — Equipment Road Weather

  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

Under current law, no animal-drawn vehicle may be operated on a highway

during hours of darkness unless the vehicle is equipped with at least one white light

visible from a distance of 500 feet ahead and two red lights visible from 500 feet to

the rear.

This bill requires that, in addition to the white headlight and the red rear lights,

such vehicles must be equipped with rear flashing yellow or amber strobe lights. The

bill also requires that the lights on an animal-drawn vehicle be illuminated during

periods of inclement weather.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Wanggaard (R)

6 cosponsors

Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Dec 6, 2017 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. Aug 10, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Olsen, Moulton, Marklein and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kulp, Mursau, Tusler and VanderMeer

  2. Aug 10, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 7, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor

  6. Dec 5, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Dec 6, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Dec 6, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1