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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB20-061

Yield To Bicycles In Bicycle Lanes

Type Bill
Session 2020 Regular Session
Subjects
Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Concerning a requirement to yield to a bicycle in a bicycle lane.

Bill Summary:

The act creates a new traffic offense for failing to yield to a bicyclist or other authorized user in a bicycle lane. The offense is a class A traffic offense unless it is the proximate cause of a crash or if it causes bodily injury, then it is careless driving and is punished under the careless driving offense.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Mike Foote

Senator

Mike Foote

Representative KC Becker

Representative

KC Becker

Committees

Senate

Judiciary

House

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/20/2020 Signed Act PDF
03/12/2020 Final Act PDF
03/02/2020 Rerevised PDF
02/28/2020 Revised PDF
02/28/2020 Reengrossed PDF
02/05/2020 Engrossed PDF
01/08/2020 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/04/2020 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/24/2020 FN2 PDF
01/22/2020 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 20-061 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L. 004 (Attachment B) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 20-061, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/03/2020 House Amendments REPASS
26
AYE
7
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/03/2020 House Amendments CONCUR
24
AYE
9
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
02/06/2020 Third Reading BILL
22
AYE
11
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/02/2020 Third Reading BILL
41
AYE
20
NO
4
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
02/28/2020 L.007 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
02/28/2020 L.006 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
02/05/2020 L.005 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
02/03/2020 L.004 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
02/03/2020 L.001 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
03/20/2020 Governor Governor Signed
03/14/2020 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/14/2020 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/14/2020 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/03/2020 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/02/2020 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/28/2020 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
02/25/2020 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/20/2020 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/07/2020 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
02/06/2020 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/05/2020 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
02/03/2020 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/08/2020 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
07/01/2020 30 Yield To Bicycles In Bicycle Lanes PDF

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