Loading chat...
CA AB1999
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jim Frazier
Click for details
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fine provisions so that the special penalty structure for speeding violations no longer applies to violations of the repealed 55 mph limit for these vehicles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
No bill text available