Law
Slow moving vehicles
TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to allow a vehicle traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic to turn off at the next available location where it is safe and reasonable for the vehicle to pull over.

RS29980 / S1010

This legislation amends Section 49-639 regarding slow moving vehicles. Vehicles that are moving slower than normal speed of traffic will have to turn off of the roadway at the next available location where it is safe and reasonable to do so.

There is no fiscal impact to the general fund or local governments.

Bill Events
Date Description
01/20 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
01/23 Reported Printed; referred to Transportation
01/27 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
01/30 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
02/02 Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Herndon
Title apvd - to House
02/03 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
Read First Time, Referred to Transportation & Defense
03/09 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/13 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/15 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Woodings), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Boyle
Floor Sponsor - Scott
Title apvd - to Senate
03/16 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
03/17 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
03/20 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
Reported delivered to Governor at 1:43 p.m. on 03/20/23
03/22 Signed by Governor on 03/21/23
Session Law Chapter 94
Effective: 07/01/2023
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