S 0565 General Bill, By Grooms, Young, Massey and Campbell
Similar (H 4033)
Summary: Speeding in work zones
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER," TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER," AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THESE OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER" VIOLATIONS RANGE BETWEEN TWO AND SIX POINTS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536, RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES.
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03/21/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
03/21/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 7)
04/05/17	Senate	Polled out of committee Transportation (Senate Journal-page 14)
04/05/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation (Senate Journal-page 14)
04/05/17	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 15)