Date: 03/03/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1027

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved that House Bill 09-1027 be referred to the CPASS



01:37 PM

Senator Williams, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order.

01:37 PM -- House Bill 09-1027

Senator Gibbs, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 09-1027, concerning the duty of drivers to yield the right-of-way to transit buses entering traffic. He spoke of circumstances in which a driver must yield the right-of-way to a bus driver under House Bill 09-1027.

The following persons testified in regard to House Bill 09-1027:

01:38 PM -- Harry Taylor, representing the Colorado Association of State Transit Agencies, supported House Bill 09-1027. He commented on transit buses that use shoulders to drop off passengers and spoke of safety improvements that will result from House Bill 09-1027. He said that failure to yield is a particular problem for buses in roundabouts.

01:49 PM -- George Krauzoff, representing the Colorado Transportation Commission, supported House Bill 09-1027. He said that the bill will increase the efficiency of transit service in Colorado.

01:51 PM -- Lee Kemp, Chairman, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Board of Directors, said that the board supports House Bill 09-1027 and that the bill will improve safety, and increase the efficiency of RTD's transit services.

02:01 PM -- Ann Rajewski, representing the Colorado Association of State Transit Agencies, commented on the obligation of drivers to yield to transit buses.
BILL:HB09-1027
TIME: 02:05:54 PM
MOVED:Gibbs
MOTION:Moved that House Bill 09-1027 be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 5-1-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Kopp
Excused
Renfroe
No
Romer
Yes
Spence
Yes
Veiga
Yes
Williams
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS