l9n/ Oregon

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 2040

Expands offense of failure to maintain safe distance from emergency vehicle or ambulance to include roadside assistance vehicles and tow vehicles.

Became law as Chapter 198, Oregon Laws 2009, signed June 2, 2009, 141 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2010.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Expands offense of failure to maintain safe distance from emergency vehicle or ambulance to include roadside assistance vehicles and tow vehicles. Specifies amount by which motorists <i>on certain highways</i>] must reduce speed for purposes of offense.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    E. Terry Beyer

    Its course

    January 12 to June 2, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action22 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Apr 179 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 120 days

    TransportationJan 12 to Mar 1764 days

    TransportationMar 20 to Mar 3010 days

    In the SenateApr 1 to May 1443 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 1 to Apr 98 days

    Business and TransportationApr 9 to May 1334 days

    With the GovernorMay 14 to Jun 219 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading59–0

      Passed · Apr 1 · 1 present

    • Senate, third reading25–0

      Passed · May 14 · 5 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 17

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 30

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Apr 1

    1. Introduced
    2. Sent to Transportation
    3. Heard in Transportation
    4. Heard in Transportation
    5. Heard in Transportation
    6. Transportation recommended it as amended
    7. Read a second time
    8. Read a third time
    9. Sent to Transportation
    10. Heard in Transportation
    11. Transportation recommended it as amended
    12. Passed the House of Representatives, 59 to 0

    In the Senate Apr 2 – May 14

    1. Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Business and Transportation
    3. Heard in Business and Transportation
    4. Business and Transportation recommended it
    5. Read a second time
    6. Passed the Senate, 25 to 0

    To the Governor May 26 – Jun 2

    1. Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Signed in the Senate
    3. Signed by the Governor
    4. Became chapter 198 of Oregon Laws 2009, in force from January 1, 2010
    All 22 actions, as published