HB 1266

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 12, 2024
  • Senate
  • Governor

Bicycles and certain other vehicles; regulations when riding in traffic.

Abstract

Traffic; bicycles and certain other vehicles. Clarifies that the roadways on which bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, or mopeds are exempt from the requirement to ride as close as safely practicable to the right curb include those not wide enough to allow an overtaking motor vehicle to pass as required by law. The bill removes the requirement for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a highway two abreast to move into a single-file formation when being overtaken by a faster-moving vehicle and limits the requirement that such persons not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to roadways with only one travel lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or more.

Bicycles, certain other vehicles, and pedestrians. Makes various changes to provisions relating to the operation of bicycles and certain other vehicles and relating to pedestrians. The bill authorizes the operator of a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or motorized skateboard or scooter to yield instead of stop at an intersection of two highways controlled by a stop sign if certain conditions are met. For purposes of describing when such vehicles are not required to ride as close to the right curb or edge as possible, the bill replaces the term "substandard width lane" with the description that such travel lane is less than 15 feet wide or not wide enough to allow an overtaking motor vehicle to pass safely in the same lane. The bill specifies that if the lane of travel is less than 15 feet wide, a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, animal, or animal-drawn vehicle shall change lanes and may drive to the left of a highway centerline when it is safe to do so. The bill removes the requirement for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a highway two abreast to move into a single-file formation and limits the requirement that such persons not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to apply only on roadways with only one travel lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or more.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Feb 29, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1266H1)

Senate

Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N)

Feb 13, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Feb 12, 2024

House

Read third time and defeated by House (49-Y 49-N)

House

VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N)

House

Passed House (51-Y 47-N)

House

Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House

House

VOTE: Defeated (49-Y 49-N)

Feb 09, 2024

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24106977D-H1

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1266H1

Feb 08, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 06, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24106977D-H1

House

Reported from Transportation with substitute (11-Y 10-N)

Feb 05, 2024

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 31, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 26, 2024

House

Assigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy

Jan 10, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Transportation

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104937D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104937D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106977D-H1 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1266FH1122.PDF PDF

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