New York Freedom Riders New York Legislation and news -2/25/11

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NEW YORK LEGISLATION UPDATES:


Motorcycle, helmet, gang: No updates.

UPDATES

California - helmet NEW

AB695: Vehicles: motorcycles: safety helmets: exceptions.
Existing law requires a driver and a passenger to wear a safety
helmet meeting certain requirements when riding on a motorcycle,
motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle.
This bill would exempt from this requirement a driver who is 18
years of age or older who has either completed a motorcyclist safety
training program, or has been authorized to operate a vehicle
pursuant to a valid class M1 license or endorsement, or a comparable
license from another jurisdiction, for 2 years or more.
Sponsor Norby
Status:
Feb. 18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Bill text:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_695_bill_20110217_introduced.html
Connecticut - pipes, license update
SB821: AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANUFACTURER'S NUMBER ON A MOTORCYCLE TO BE
THE SAME AS THE NUMBER ON THE TAILPIPE.
Sponsor: Sen. John W. Fonfara
Status: 2/24/2011: Public Hearing 02/28
Bill text:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/S/2011SB-00821-R00-SB.htm

HB6214: AN ACT REQUIRING A VALID MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE IN
ORDER TO REGISTER A MOTORCYCLE.
Sponsor: Rep. Hector L. Robles
Status: 2/24/2011: Public Hearing 02/28
Bill text:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/H/2011HB-06214-R00-HB.htm

Hawaii- noise task force update

SR5: CONVENING A LEGISLATIVE NOISE POLLUTION TASK FORCE TO REVIEW BEST
PRACTICES FROM OTHER STATES IN REDUCING URBAN NOISE POLLUTION.

Sponsor: GALUTERIA, CHUN OAKLAND, ESPERO, KIDANI
Status: The committee(s) on ENE has scheduled a public hearing on
02-24-11 3:00PM in conference room 225.
Testimony:

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Testimony/SR5_TESTIMONY_ENE_02-25-11.pdf
.Bill text:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/bills/SR5_.pdf

Illinois - helmet, traffic lights updates

HB0285: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every operator
and passenger on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized
pedalcycle who is age 26 or younger must wear a helmet that meets
federal safety standards.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Hearings

Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee Hearing Mar 2 2011 10:00AM
Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL
Bill text:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=84&GA=97&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=0285&GAID=11&LegID=55314&SpecSess=&Session=

HB0290: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and
passenger on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle
to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Hearings
Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee Hearing Mar 2 2011 10:00AM
Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL
Bill text:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=84&GA=97&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=0290&GAID=11&LegID=55326&SpecSess=&Session=


HB2860: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver of a
motorcycle, facing any steady red signal which fails to change to a
green signal within a reasonable period of time because of a signal
malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the arrival of
the motorcycle due to the motorcycle's size or weight, has the right to
proceed subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop
sign.
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel V. Beiser - Brandon W. Phelps - Thomas Holbrook
 Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. - Patrick J. Verschoore
Hearings
Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee Hearing Mar 2 2011 10:00AM
Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL
Bill text:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=84&GA=97&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=2860&GAID=11&LegID=60182&SpecSess=&Session=

Kansas - traffic lights update

HB2192: "Dead Red"- Making seat belt regulations part of uniform act
regulating traffic on highways.

Status:
Tue 22 Feb 2011 House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend -
Offered
Tue 22 Feb 2011 House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by
Representative Brookens was adopted
Tue 22 Feb 2011 House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Wed 23 Feb 2011 House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 99 Nay:22

Thu 24 Feb 2011 Senate Received and Introduced
Bill text:
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hb2192_02_0000.pdf

Maine- inspection NEW

LD 704 (HP 535)"An Act To Repeal the Motorcycle Inspection Law"
Sponsored: Lance Harvell
Status: 2/18/2011 - Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18,
2011.
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to

Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Bill text:
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/billtexts/HP053501.asp
Maryland- helmet fines update
SB852: Altering the penalty from a maximum fine of $500 to a maximum
fine of $25 for specified violations of law relating to the failure to
use protective headgear and other protective equipment while operating
or riding on a motorcycle.

Sponsor: Astle
Status: 2/22: Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill text:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/sb/sb0852f.pdf
HB1571: Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles during
periods of traffic congestion.
Sponsor: Miller, Sid
Status: 02/21/2011 H Filed
Bill text:
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/html/HB01571I.htm
Virginia - traffic lights update

HB1981: Allows motorcycle and moped drivers and bicycle riders, in
certain situations, to proceed through intersections controlled by
traffic lights showing steady red signals. This bill incorporates HB
1991.
Sponsor: Thomas A. Greason
Status:

02/17/11 Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y
0-N)
02/21/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/21/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day agreed to
(40-Y 0-N)
02/21/11 Senate: Reconsideration of dispensing with constitutional
reading agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/22/11 Senate: Read third time
02/22/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
02/22/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
02/22/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/22/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/11 House: Placed on Calendar
02/23/11 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (87-Y 11-N)
02/23/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 11-N)

Bill text:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1981H1

Washington- profiling update

HB 1333: Addressing motorcycle profiling.
Sponsor: Kirby, Van De Wege, Hurst, Pearson, Appleton, Ross, Ladenburg,
Kagi, Upthegrove, Blake, Green, Kenney, Condotta
Status:

Feb 18 Executive action taken in the House Committee on General
Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Committee Materials)
APPG - Executive action taken by committee.
APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be
substituted, do pass.

Feb 23: Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Bill text:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1333.pdf

Substitute Bill (APPG 11)
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1333-S.pdf




FEDERAL

USA PATRIOT Act
H.R.514

Latest Title: FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 1/26/2011)
Cosponsors (2)
Related Bills: H.RES.79, H.RES.93, H.R.67
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2011 Presented to President.

OTHER NEWS:

Groundbreaking MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study Under Way
Multiple Age Groups, Various Riding Environments
www.msf-usa.org/index_new.cfm?pagename=News&action=display&content=3A825E31-C291-4619-4EE43B36BBFED370

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Riders asked to oppose Georgia motorcycle-only checkpoints

www.americanmotorcyclist.com/NewsView/11-02-23/Riders_asked_to_oppose_Gergia_motorcycle-only_checkpoints.aspx

NEW REPORTS-
Christopher A. Hart, Vice Chairman, NTSB

Testimony on NE LB52- helmet law

www.ntsb.gov/speeches/hart/hac110214.html

Road Sharing- Does it matter what road users think of each other?

Dr Simon Christmas (Simon Christmas Ltd); Dr Shaun Helman (TRL Ltd)

January 2011
PDF 43 pages:

http://www.pacts.org.uk/docs/pdf-bank/road%20sharing%20-%20christmas%20and%20helman%20-%20report.pdf
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