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HB0092 • 2015

Motorcycles-passage through intersections.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic control signals as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Kroeker
Last action
2015-01-22
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0092HS001

Standing Committee • HTransportation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTransportation

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Bill History

  1. 2015-01-22 House

    H COW:Failed 24-27-9-0-0

  2. 2015-01-22 House

    Amendment Adopted

  3. 2015-01-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  4. 2015-01-21 House

    Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0

  5. 2015-01-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation

  6. 2015-01-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  7. 2015-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0365
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0092

Motorcycles-passage through intersections.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Kroeker, Esquibel, K., Loucks, McKim, Miller and Pelkey and Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic control signals as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
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5
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115 by creating a new subsection (t) and 31
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5
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402 by creating a new subsection (e) are amended to read:

31
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5
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115
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Operation of motorcycles and pedestrian vehicles.

(t)

A person operating a motorcycle approaching an intersection that is controlled by a triggered traffic
control signal using a vehicle detection device shall come to a full and complete stop at the intersection if the light signal is red. If the signal controlling the motorcycle's movement fails to operate after one (1) cycle of the traffic signal or if the signal fails to cycle after three (3) minutes due to the size of the motorcycle,
whichever occurs earlier,
the operator, after exercising due care and ascertaining that there is no oncoming cross traffic, may proceed through the intersection.

31
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5
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402
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Obedience to devices; exceptions.

(e)

A person operating a motorcycle may disregard a traffic control device only as provided in W.S. 31
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5
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115(t).

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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