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2016 Regular Session

House Bill 5403

AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS AND FAILURE TO EXERCISE DUE CARE TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN OR CYCLIST.

Became law as Public Act 16-54, signed May 26, 2016, 92 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To increase the fines for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and failure to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian or cyclist and to provide that such payments for such violations result in a remittance to the municipality in which the violation occurred.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

44 co-sponsors

Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Steven J. Stafstrom, Mitch Bolinsky, Christopher Rosario, Terry B. Adams, Angel Arce, Roland J. Lemar, Ezequiel Santiago, Mary M. Mushinsky, William Aman, Kurt Vail, David Alexander, William Tong, James M. Albis, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, David Arconti Jr., Diana S. Urban, Roberta B. Willis, Sam Belsito, Gayle J. Mulligan, Janice R. Giegler, Michelle L. Cook, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Livvy R. Floren, Charlie L. Stallworth, Pam Staneski, Prasad Srinivasan M.D., Stephen D. Dargan, Terrie E. Wood, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Juan R. Candelaria, Elizabeth A. Boukus, John K. Hampton, John H. Frey, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Daniel J. Fox, Cecilia Buck-Taylor, Patricia Billie Miller, Al Adinolfi, Ben McGorty, Brenda L. Kupchick, Richard A. Smith, Laura M. Devlin, Joseph C. Serra

In the Senate

    7 co-sponsors

    Beth Bye, Edwin A. Gomes, Eric D. Coleman, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Carlo Leone, Martin M. Looney, Marilyn V. Moore

    Its course

    February 24 to May 26, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action25 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 24 to Apr 2157 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 24 to Mar 1116 days

    Transportation CommitteeApr 5 to Apr 127 days

    In the SenateApr 21 to May 312 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 3 to May 1613 days

    With the GovernorMay 16 to May 2610 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentWithdrawn

      Withdrawn Apr 21

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 24 – Apr 21

    1. Feb 24Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Feb 26Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 11Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 5Sent to Transportation Committee
    5. Apr 12Transportation Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 21House of Representatives Amendment A was withdrawn
    7. Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 25 – May 3

    1. Apr 25Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 3Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 10 – May 26

    1. May 10Numbered Public Act 16-54
    2. May 16Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 26Signed by the Governor
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Feb 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 11Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 21REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 29FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 29HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 29FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 5REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 12NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 12TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 21AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. Apr 21HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    18. Apr 25FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. Apr 25SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. May 3SENATE PASSEDSenate
    21. May 3ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    22. May 10PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    23. May 16TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    24. May 16TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    25. May 26SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor