Location: SCR 352
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-278
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-278
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
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| Refer Senate Bill 17-278 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
01:45 PM -- SB17-278
Senator Coram, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-278. The bill prohibits the nuisance exhibition of motor vehicle exhaust, which is the knowing release of soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions, from a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less. If the exhaust obstructs or obscures another person's view of the roadway, other users of the roadway, a traffic control device, or otherwise creates a hazard to a driver, bicyclist, or pedestrian, it is a class A traffic infraction, punishable by a fine of $100 and a surcharge of $10. All vehicles used for commercial activities are exempt from the bill.
01:50 PM -- Greg Fulton, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified in support of the bill.
01:53 PM -- Michael Raber, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
01:56 PM -- Morgan Cullen, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.
01:58 PM -- Theresa Conley, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:00 PM -- Dan Grunig, representing Bicycle Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:02 PM
The committee took a brief recess.
02:02 PM
The committee returned to order.
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| BILL: | SB17-278 | |
| TIME: | 02:02:54 PM | |
| MOVED: | Todd | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-278 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Cooke |
No |
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Baumgardner |
No |
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Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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