Utah Bicycle Bill Voting Records

Utah Bicycle Bill Voting Records

2012 House Transportation Committee

HB0327S01 - Operation of Bicycles on Highways

1st Substitute (Handy)
Change un-responsive signals to require UDOT consider all vehicles when replacing or installing lights
The motion failed with Rep. Barlow, Rep. Handy, Rep. Hemingway, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Val Peterson voting in favor of the motion.

Amendment (Kiser)
Removes the Two Way Turn Lane provision
The motion failed with Rep. Barlow, Rep. Hemingway, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Val Peterson voting in favor of the motion.

Amendment (Kiser)
Removes the No-Passing Zone provision
The motion passed with Rep. Barlow, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Nielson, Anderson voting in opposition.

Amendment (Kiser)
Changes wording on striping in a bike lane (friendly)
The motion passed unanimously

House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed

Yeas - 5
    Anderson, Johnny
    Daw, B.
    Handy, S.
    Nielson, J.
    Peterson, J.

Nays - 6
    Barlow, S.
    Fisher, Janice
    Hemingway, L.
    Kiser, T.
    Moss, C.
    Peterson, V.

Absent - 3
    Harper, W.
    Last, B.
    Sumsion, K.

Notes (3rd Hearing)

  • Nielson - Was in favor of un-responsive signals, was the favorite part of the bill
  • Kiser - Talks about worrying about "heavy" traffic (however overlooks that the bill clearly does not allow going through the light in those situations)
  • Nielson on No Passing zones recognizes the speed differential in how NPZ's are calculated v. cyclist Reasonable person standard
  • Daw Speaks against NPZ
  • Fisher asked to have UTA speak about "Legal issue with the trains" 
    • He DOES NOT talk about the trains, just the Bike Lanes and "parking"
    • "Required by Federal law to use restrooms"  
    • Claims that the alternative would would be to cancel the route.
    • Another alternative which he does NOT suggest changing the route to begin with or modifying the BL with appropriate signage as it should have been done to begin with.
  • Handy, is in support of the efforts

Voting Notes
The bill failed to pass out for further debate on the floor and possible tweaking 5-6-3

  • Moss: The least controversial part besides the Bike Lane was the Two-Way-Turn-Lane, which Moss voted to take out (Stayed in), but voted to keep the No-Passing (Removed) and Lights (Stayed in), then votes to not pass out
  • Fisher: Votes to only take out the no-passing (Removed) but keep the lights (Stayed in) and 2WTL (Stayed in), then votes against passing out

Historical Voting Records
2011 House & Senate Roster Voting Record
(pdf)
2010 House & Senate Roster Voting Record (pdf)


2011 H.B 155 Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles

Cycling Community was split on the issue

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Yeas - 8
    Anderson, J.
    Daw, B.
    Fisher, Janice
    Handy, S.
    Hemingway, L.
    Last, B.
    Moss, C.
    Nielson, J.
Nays - 4
    Fisher, Julie
    Kiser, T.
    Peterson, V.
    Sumsion, K.
Absent - 2
    Harper, W.
    Peterson, J.

For House and Senate Votes, also see historical voting records document above!

House was 39-33-3

YEAS - 39
Anderson Duckworth, S Ipson Poulson Arent Dunnigan King Richardson Barrus Edwards Last Sandstrom Biskupski Eliason Litvack Seelig Briscoe Fisher, Janice McIff Vickers Chavez-Houck Handy Menlove Watkins Cosgrove Hemingway Moss Wheatley Daw Hendrickson Nielson Wiley Dougall Herrod Peterson, J Wilson Draxler Hughes Pitcher

NAYS - 33
Bird Galvez Morley Sanpei Brown, D Gibson Newbold Sumsion Butterfield Greenwood Noel Webb Christensen Grover Oda Wilcox Clark Harper Perry Wimmer Cox Hutchings Peterson, V Wright Dee Ivory Powell Fisher, Julie Kiser Ray Froerer Mathis Sagers

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING - 3
Brown, M Painter Lockhart

Senate was 11-11-7

YEAS 11
Davis Mayne Niederhauser Romero Jones McAdams Reid Stephenson, H. Madsen Morgan Robles

NAYS 11
Christensen Jenkins Stevenson, J. Van Tassell Dayton Knudson Stowell Waddoups Hinkins Okerlund Thatcher

ABSENT 7
Adams Buttars Liljenquist Valentine Bramble Hillyard Urquhart


2010 H.B 91 Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles

Cycling Community was split on the issue

House Transportation Committee

Motion to Recommend Failed

Yeas - 6
     Clark, S.
     Daw, B.
     Fisher, Janice
     Hemingway, L.
     Last, B.
     Wallis, C. B.
Nays - 6
     Anderson, J.
     Cosgrove, T.
     Harper, W.
     Mascaro, S.
     Morley, M.
     Seegmiller, F.J.
Absent - 2
     Fisher, Julie
     Menlove, R.

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (amended)

Yeas - 10
    Anderson, J.
    Clark, S.
    Daw, B.
    Fisher, Janice
    Fisher, Julie
    Hemingway, L.
    Menlove, R.
    Morley, M.
    Seegmiller, F.J.
    Wallis, C. B.
Nays - 1
    Mascaro, S.
Absent - 3
    Cosgrove, T.
    Harper, W.
    Last, B.

House Discussion and Vote (audio of floor debates)

YEAS - 49
Aagard Dougall Johnson Sandstrom Allen Duckworth, S King Seegmiller Anderson Edwards Kiser Seelig Barrus Fisher, Julie
Last Vickers Beck Fowlke Litvack Wallis Biskupski Froerer McIff Watkins Black Garn Menlove Wheatley Brown Gibson, F Moss Wiley
Chavez-Houck Gowans Newbold Wright Clark, S. Hansen Painter Clark, D. Cosgrove Hemingway Poulson Daw Hughes Powell Dee Ipson Riesen

NAYS - 20
Bigelow Fisher, Janice Hendrickson Noel Bird Frank Herrod Oda Draxler Greenwood Hutchings Webb Dunnigan Grover Lockhart Wilcox Ferry Harper Mathis Wimmer

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING - 6
Gibson, K Mascaro Ray Hunsaker Morley Sumsion


2009 S.B. 102 Share the Road Special Plates

Senate

26 YEAS 0 NAYS 3 ABSENT PASSED

YEAS 26
Bell Jenkins McCoy Stowell Davis Jones Morgan Urquhart Dayton Killpack Niederhauser Valentine Goodfellow Knudson Okerlund Van Tassell
Greiner Liljenquist Robles Waddoups Hillyard Madsen Romero Hinkins Mayne Stephenson

NAYS 0

House

YEAS - 47
Aagard Fisher, Janice King Riesen Allen Fisher, Julie Kiser Sandstrom Barrus Fowlke Last Seegmiller Beck Froerer Litvack Seelig
Bird Greenwood Mascaro Vickers Biskupski Grover Menlove Watkins Black Hemingway Moss Webb Chavez-Houck Herrod Noel Wheatley
Cosgrove Holdaway Painter Wiley Daw Hunsaker Poulson Winn Draxler Ipson Powell Clark, D. Edwards Johnson Ray

NAYS - 23
Bigelow Frank Hendrickson Newbold Brown Garn Hutchings Oda Dee Gibson, K Lockhart Sumsion Dougall Gowans Mathis Wilcox
Duckworth, S Hansen McIff Wimmer Dunnigan Harper Morley

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING - 5
Clark, S. Gibson, F Wallis Ferry Hughes


2005 Three Foot Law

House

H.B. 49, BICYCLE SAFETY PROVISIONS, read the third time by short title and placed on its final passage.
On motion of Representative McGee, the House voted to delete H.B. 49 in title and body and insert Sub. H.B. 49 in lieu thereof.
Sub. H.B. 49, then passed on the following roll call:
Yeas, 45; Nays, 19; Absent or not voting, 11.
Voting in the affirmative were: Representatives
Alexander     Becker     Bigelow     Biskupski     Bourdeaux     Bowman     Buttars     Christensen     D. Clark     S. Clark     Cosgrove     Duckworth     Dunnigan     Ferrin     Ferry     Fisher     Fowlke     Goodfellow     Gowans     Hansen     Hendrickson     Holdaway     Hunsaker     E. Hutchings     Jones     King     Kiser     Last     Lawrence     Mascaro     McGee     Menlove     Morgan     Moss     Murray     Painter     Ray     Romero     Shurtliff     Urquhart     Wallace     Wheatley     Wheeler     Wiley     Wyatt
Voting in the negative were: Representatives
Aagard     Barrus     Buxton     D. Cox     Daw     Dayton     Dee     Donnelson     Frank     Gibson     Hogue     B. Johnson     Mathis     Newbold     Noel     G. Snow     Tilton     Walker     Curtis
Absent or not voting were: Representatives
Adams     S. Allen     Dougall     Hardy     Harper     Hughes     Litvack     Lockhart     Morley     Oda     Ure

Senate

49, BICYCLE SAFETY PROVISIONS, was considered read the second and third
times and passed on the following roll call:
Yeas, 29; Nays, 0; Absent, 0.
Voting in the affirmative were: Senators
Allen     Arent     Bell     Bramble     Buttars     Christensen     Davis     Dmitrich     Eastman     Evans     Fife     Hale     Hatch     Hellewell     Hickman     Hillyard     Jenkins     Killpack     Knudson     Madsen     Mansell     Mayne     McCoy     Peterson     Stephenson     Thomas     Waddoups     Walker     Valentine

House with Senate Sub

2nd Sub. H.B. 49, BICYCLE SAFETY PROVISIONS.
2nd Sub. H.B. 49, as amended by the Senate, then passed on the following
roll call:
Yeas, 42; Nays, 26; Absent or not voting, 7.
Voting in the affirmative were: Representatives
Aagard     Becker     Bigelow     Biskupski     Bourdeaux     Bowman     Buxton     Cosgrove     Daw     Dee     Duckworth     Ferrin     Ferry     Fisher     Fowlke     Goodfellow     Gowans     Hardy     Harper     Hendrickson     Holdaway     Hughes     Hunsaker     E. Hutchings     Jones     Kiser     Last     Lawrence     Mascaro     Mathis     McGee     Menlove     Morgan     Moss     Ray     Romero     Shurtliff     Ure     Urquhart     Wheatley     Wiley     Wyatt
Voting in the negative were: Representatives
S. Allen     Barrus     Buttars     Christensen     S. Clark     Dayton     Donnelson     Dougall     Dunnigan     Frank     Gibson     Hansen     Hogue     B. Johnson     Lockhart     Morley     Murray     Newbold     Oda     Painter     G. Snow     Tilton     Walker     Wallace     Wheeler     Curtis
Absent or not voting were: Representatives
Adams     Alexander     D. Clark     D. Cox     King     Litvack     Noel


2000 Bicycle Law Amendments

07/12/00 House Trans Interim Committee

For: Knudson, Bush, Dillree (Sponsor), Holdway, Nay: Nelson, NV: King,

2001 H.B. 15 Bicycle Law Amendments (Dillree, M.)

01/16/01 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation H3RDHB 9 0 2
01/19/01 House passed 3rd reading SSEC 71 0 4
02/05/01 Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation SSTTPS 4 0 2
02/08/01 Senate/pass 2nd S3RD 26 0 3
02/09/01 Senate/pass 3rd SPRES 25 1 3

House

Yeas, 71; Nays, 0; Absent or not voting, 4.
Voting in the affirmative were: Representatives Aagard     Adair     S. Allen     Anderson     Arent     Barrus     Beck     Be cker     Bennion     Beshear     Bigelow     Biskupski     Bourdeaux     Bowman      Bradshaw     Bryson     Buffmire     Bush     Buttars     D. Clark     S. Clark     G. Cox     Curtis     Daniels     Dillree     Donnelson     Duckworth      Ferrin     Ferry     Fife     Goodfellow     Gowans     Hansen     Harper     H atch     Hendrickson     Hogue     Holdaway     Holladay     B. Johnson     Jon es     King     Litvack     Lockhart     McCartney     Morgan     Moss     Murr ay     Newbold     Pace     Parker     Peterson     Philpot     Ray     Saunder s     Seitz     Shurtliff     Siddoway     G. Snow     Styler     Swallow     T hompson     Throckmorton     Tyler     Ure     Urquhart     Wallace     Way      Winn     Young     M. Stephens
Absent or not voting were: Representatives Alexander     D. Cox     Dayton     Garn

H.B. 15 transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.

Senate

H.B. 15, BICYCLE LAW AMENDMENTS, was read the third time, explained by Senator Eastman, and passed on the following roll call:
Yeas, 25; Nays, 1; Absent, 3.
Voting in the affirmative were: Senators E. Allen     R. Allen     Bramble     Davis     Dmitrich     Eastman     Evans      Gladwell     Hellewell     Hickman     Hillyard     Jenkins     Julander     Kn udson     Mayne     Peterson     Spencer     Steele     Stephenson     Suazo      Valentine     Waddoups     Walker     Wright     Mansell
Voting in the negative was: Senator Blackham
Absent or not voting were: Senators Buttars     Hale     Poulton


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