NEW YORK FREEDOM RIDER NEWS- 2/19/21 - motorcycle related updates
 

NEW YORK FREEDOM RIDER NEWS- 2/19/21 - motorcycle related updates

HAWAII- update

HB288/SB792: Vehicles; Motorcycles; Motor Scooters; Noise Emission; Mufflers; Fines

Status:
Assembly:
2/19/2021: Reported from Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 587) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/17/2021: The committees on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs recommend that the measure be passed with amendments. Vote: 10-0
Senate:
2/18/2021: Reported from Transportation (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 336) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to Judiciary. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to Judiciary.
2/16/2021: The committee(s) on Transportation recommend(s) that the measure be passed unamended. Vote: 5-0

Bill text: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessi...HB288_HD1_.PDF
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KENTUCKY- update

HB125: Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to require the Transportation Cabinet to establish a restriction category on the motorcycle operator's license to restrict license holders to operation of 3-wheeled motorcycles only; amend KRS 186.480 to clarify the procedures for motorcycle skills testing by mandating that applicants who take the skills test on a 3-wheeled motorcycle shall be issued motorcycle operator's licenses with the 3-wheeled restriction; amend KRS 15A.352 to allow out-of-state residents to take training courses; clarify that applicants who are exempted from testing by virtue of passing an education course have the same wheel restrictions if they took the training on a 3-wheeled motorcycle; amend KRS 15A.354 to require the instructors be reviewed every two years, instead of annually; amend KRS 15A.350 to conform

Status:
02/11/21: third reading, passed. Vote: 93-0
02/10/21: second reading, to Rules, posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 11, 2021
02/09/21: Transportation Committee- reported favorably, first reading, to Calendar

Bill text: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/reco...hb125/bill.pdf
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MINNESOTA- update

HF1232/SF152: Motorcycle endorsement fees increased.

Status:
Assembly: [update- companion bill]
02/18/2021: Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy

Bill text: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/tex...ssion_number=0
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MONTANA- update

SB9: Provide for motorcycle filtering

Status:
02/16/2021: Senate- sent to enrolling.
02/16/2021: House- third reading concurred. Vote: 65-35. Returned to Senate
02/15/2021: House- second reading concurred. Vote: 71-29

Bill text: http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0009.pdf
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NEVADA- update

SB17: Revises provisions governing motor vehicles. AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising provisions governing the renewal of certain instruction permits to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle; revising the requirements to obtain a license to operate a school for training drivers; requiring the operator of such a school to maintain and make available to the Department of Motor Vehicles and the State of Nevada certain records, books and other information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Status:
Feb 18, 2021: Read second time.
Feb 17, 2021: From Growth and Infrastructure Committee: Do pass.

Bill text: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELI...Bill/7192/Text
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UTAH- new

SJR12: Joint Resolution Promoting Awareness of Motorcycle Profiling

Status:
2/18/2021: referred to Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
2/17/2021: Introduced

Bill text: https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/sbillint/SJR012.pdf

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