H.B. 91, Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles Passes House
Rep. Moss’ bill, Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles passed the House this afternoon. The bill would allow bicycle riders approaching a stop sign to yield the right-of-way to any approaching vehicle in the intersection. The bill would also allow a bicyclist approaching a steady red light to cautiously proceed through the intersection if the operator has come to a complete stop, the traffic-control signal has failed to detect the arrival of the bicycle, and no motor vehicle or pedestrian is approaching on the roadway to be crossed or entered or is at a distance from the intersection that constitutes an immediate hazard.
The bill passed with 49 yes votes and 20 no votes, and will now move on to the Senate.
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Prosthetic Limb Insurance Coverage Bill Passes In the House
HB66, sponsored by Representative David Litvack, D–Salt Lake City, passed in the Utah House of Representatives this afternoon. The bill would require insurance companies offer at least one plan that meets the Medicare standard for prosthetic coverage.
The bill would create a standard that will cover external prosthetics, allowing individuals to find private coverage and leave Medicare and enter the workforce as full time taxpaying citizens.
The bill passed the House with 48 yes votes and 25 no votes, and will now move on to the Senate.
Online: Deseret News
Read MoreProtection of Children Riding in Motor Vehicles Passes House
Rep. Jay Seegmillers's Protection of Children Riding in Motor Vehicles passed this afternoon in the House. The bill, H.B. 82, prohibits an adult from smoking in a vehicle if a child younger than eight years old is present in the vehicle. Violating the proposed smoking prohibition would be an infraction and with a maximum fine of $45. However, a court may suspend the fine if the smoker proves that they have enrolled in a smoking cessation program. The proposed smoking prohibition would only be enforced as a secondary action, and may not be used as a basis for or evidence of child abuse or neglect.
The bill passed the House with 40 yes votes and 31 no votes, and will now move on to the Senate.
Online: Salt Lake Tribune
Online: The Deseret News
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