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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6746

AN ACT CONCERNING WRONG-WAY DRIVING DETECTION AND PREVENTION.

Became law as Public Act 23-51, signed June 13, 2023, 111 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require (1) the Department of Transportation to expand efforts to implement wrong-way driving countermeasures, and (2) driver's education programs to include instruction concerning ways to reduce wrong-way driving incidents and actions to take when an operator encounters a motor vehicle being operated in the wrong direction.

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

31 co-sponsors

David K. Labriola, Christopher Poulos, Derell Wilson, David Michel, Travis Simms, Robyn A. Porter, Kai J. Belton, Aundre Bumgardner, Devin R. Carney, Holly H. Cheeseman, William Pizzuto, Lucy Dathan, Seth Bronko, Tami Zawistowski, Donna Veach, Larry B. Butler, Kevin Ryan, Dave W. Yaccarino, Martin Foncello, Patricia A. Dillon, Irene M. Haines, Gary A. Turco Jr., Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Henry J. Genga, Christine Conley, Hubert D. Delany, Tom Delnicki, Kathy Kennedy, Charles J. Ferraro, Steve Weir, Craig C. Fishbein

In the Senate

    8 co-sponsors

    Tony Hwang, Saud Anwar, Heather S. Somers, Matthew L. Lesser, Patricia Billie Miller, Paul Cicarella, John A. Kissel, Jeff Gordon

    Its course

    February 22 to June 13, 2023, 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 action21 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to May 1784 days

    Transportation CommitteeFeb 22 to Mar 1016 days

    In the SenateMay 17 to Jun 216 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 2 to Jun 75 days

    With the GovernorJun 7 to Jun 136 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 17 · Adopted Jun 2

    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 22 – May 17

    1. Feb 22Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
    2. Feb 23Heard in Transportation Committee
    3. Mar 10Transportation Committee recommended it
    4. May 17The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 19 – Jun 2

    1. May 19Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 2The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 6 – Jun 13

    1. Jun 6Numbered Public Act 23-51
    2. Jun 7Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 13Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 22REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 28RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 28FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 28HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 28FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 17HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 17HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 19FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Jun 2SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. Jun 2SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 2IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. Jun 6PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 7TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 7TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jun 13SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor