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CA AB1999

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2020

Primary Sponsor

Jim Frazier

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the 55 miles per hour speed limit restriction for certain vehicles including schoolbuses transporting pupils, vehicles transporting explosives, motortrucks with three or more axles, farm labor vehicles with passengers, and trailer buses
  • Maintains the requirement that these listed vehicles must stay at least 300 feet behind other similar vehicles when driving outside business or residential districts
  • Retains lane restrictions requiring these vehicles to drive in designated lanes or the right-hand lane, except when overtaking, preparing to turn, or continuing on their route
  • Makes conforming changes to speed trap enforcement provisions by removing references to the 55 mph restriction for these vehicle types
  • Adjusts fine provisions so that the special penalty structure for speeding violations no longer applies to violations of the repealed 55 mph limit for these vehicles

Legislative Description

Vehicles: speed limits.

Last Action

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

5/5/2020

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/6/2020

Full Bill Text

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