This Amendment allows further discretion within agencies in changing posted speeds in residence districts.

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment Giving Agencies Choice for Speed Limits in Residence Districts

This amendment lets agencies choose between 20 and 25 miles per hour as speed limits in residence districts, updates the term to 'residence,' and requires new signs before enforcement.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the agency that owns a roadway to choose either 20 or 25 miles per hour as the speed limit in any residence district.
• Changes the word 'residential' to 'residence' to match definitions used in Title 21 of state law.
• States that lower speed limits cannot be enforced until new signs with the updated speed are posted on the roadway.

Who It Names or Affects

• Agencies or entities responsible for owning and managing roadways
• Drivers traveling in residence districts

Terms To Know

Residence district

A specific type of area defined in Title 21 where this speed limit rule applies.

Discretion

The power to make a choice or decision, such as picking between two speeds for a roadway.

Limits and Unknowns

• The text does not list specific dates when the new signage must be installed.
• The bill summary does not explain how agencies will decide which speed to choose in each district.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment allows further discretion within agencies in changing posted speeds in residence districts. This Amendment also changes the word "residential" to "residence" to reflect the definition used in Title 21. This Amendment updates the enactment language to reflect that the lower speed limit may not be enforced until the agency or entity with responsibility posts new signage on the roadway.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Berry

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 363

AMEND House Bill No. 363 by deleting line 7 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“(2)

20 or

25 miles per hour in any

residential

residence

district;

district, at the discretion of the agency owning the roadway;

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 363 by deleting lines 15 through 19 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 3. This Act is effective immediately, but a lower speed limit on residential roadways may not be enforced until the agency or entity with responsibility for the roadway has posted new signage with the updated speed limit on the roadway.”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment allows further discretion within agencies in changing posted speeds in residence districts. This Amendment also changes the word "residential" to "residence" to reflect the definition used in Title 21. This Amendment updates the enactment language to reflect that the lower speed limit may not be enforced until the agency or entity with responsibility posts new signage on the roadway.