Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 2147
Session 20212022
Pedestrians.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 30, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Philip Y. Ting
Democrat
Laura Friedman
First Action
Feb 15, 2022
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2022
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2147
State
California
Session
20212022
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Author
Unknown
Haney
Coauthor
Assembly Votes (4)
Senate Votes (4)
Motion Text
AB 2147 Ting Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Summary
Existing law imposes various duties relating to the rules of the road, including, but not limited to, traffic signs, symbols, and markings, and pedestrians' rights and duties. Existing law prohibits pedestrians from entering roadways and crosswalks, except under specified circumstances. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is an infraction. Existing law establishes procedures for peace officers to make arrests for violations of the Vehicle Code without a warrant for offenses committed in their presence, as specified. This bill would prohibit a peace officer, as defined, from stopping a pedestrian for specified traffic infractions unless a reasonably careful person would realize there is an immediate danger of collision with a moving vehicle or other device moving exclusively by human power. The bill would require the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, in consultation with the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, to submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2028, regarding statewide pedestrian-related traffic crash data and any associated impacts to traffic safety, including an evaluation of whether and how the changes made by this bill have impacted pedestrian safety. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 21456 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1909 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1909 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
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Record Created
Feb 17, 2022 12:14:14 PM
Record Updated
Nov 30, 2022 6:26:00 PM