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HOUSE BILL NO. 654 – MV, debris, fall from vehicle

HOUSE BILL NO. 654

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H0654aa........................................................by EDUCATION
MOTOR VEHICLES - Amends existing law relating to motor vehicle law and
rules of the road to provide that drivers shall exercise proper precaution
to ensure that no object or debris capable of causing property damage or
personal injury shall fall from any portion of the driver's vehicle.
                                                                        
02/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18    Rpt prt - to Transp
02/27    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/07    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/08    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    To Transp

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 654
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE LAW AND RULES OF THE ROAD; AMENDING SECTION  49-615,
  3        IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE THAT DRIVERS SHALL EXERCISE PROPER PRECAUTION TO
  4        ENSURE THAT NO OBJECT OR DEBRIS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PER-
  5        SONAL INJURY SHALL FALL FROM OR OTHERWISE BE PROPELLED FROM ANY PORTION OF
  6        THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-615, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        49-615.  DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE. Notwithstanding other provisions of
 11    this title or the provisions of any local ordinance, every driver of a vehicle
 12    shall  exercise  due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any person
 13    propelling a human-powered vehicle and shall give an audible signal when  nec-
 14    essary. Every driver shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child
 15    or  any  obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated person. Every driver
 16    shall exercise proper precaution to ensure that no object or debris capable of
 17    causing property damage or personal injury shall fall  from  or  otherwise  be
 18    propelled from any portion of the driver's vehicle.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Pischner            
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Bedke               
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 654
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 17, delete "or otherwise  be";  and
  3    in line 18, delete "propelled from".
                                                                        
  4                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  5        On page 1, in line 5, delete "OR OTHERWISE BE PROPELLED FROM".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 654, As Amended
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE LAW AND RULES OF THE ROAD; AMENDING SECTION  49-615,
  3        IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE THAT DRIVERS SHALL EXERCISE PROPER PRECAUTION TO
  4        ENSURE THAT NO OBJECT OR DEBRIS CAPABLE OF CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PER-
  5        SONAL INJURY SHALL FALL FROM ANY PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-615, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  9        49-615.  DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE. Notwithstanding other provisions of
 10    this title or the provisions of any local ordinance, every driver of a vehicle
 11    shall  exercise  due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any person
 12    propelling a human-powered vehicle and shall give an audible signal when  nec-
 13    essary. Every driver shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child
 14    or  any  obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated person. Every driver
 15    shall exercise proper precaution to ensure that no object or debris capable of
 16    causing property damage or personal injury shall fall from any portion of  the
 17    driver's vehicle.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                     STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                               
                           RS 12082
                               
                          
                              
The purpose of this legislation is to make it clear that the
driver of a vehicle is responsible for any object or debris that
falls from their vehicle.


                         FISCAL IMPACT
                               
                               
                               
There will be no impact on the General fund, but this legislation may
impact county budgets dependent upon enforcement.



Contact
Name: Representative Fred Tilman
Phone: 208-332-1000
            
            
            
            
            
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE             H 654