Prohibition on use of dedicated lanes.
Summary
Prohibits, until July 1, 2025, a consolidated city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, or other requirement concerning a public transportation project, including the blue line, that seeks to: (1) convert; (2) restrict; or (3) otherwise establish; a vehicular traffic lane for use as a dedicated lane. Specifies exclusions from the scope of the bill's temporary prohibition. Requires the driver of a passenger bus operating in a consolidated city that travels on a dedicated lane in the opposite direction of the flow of traffic to sound a horn or bell when approaching an intersection to alert pedestrians.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Feb 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2024
How they voted
34–14
Passed
Total votes 48
Jan 29, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican39
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 43: yeas 35, nays 14
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Amended
Amendment #7 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #6 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Amended
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 30: yeas 9, nays 38
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Amended
Amendment #4 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 29: yeas 9, nays 38
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
P
Julie McGuire
RRepublican
P
Mike Young
RRepublican
Co
Andy Zay
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
Bob Behning
RRepublican
Co
Brian Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Dan Dernulc
RRepublican
Co
Eric Koch
RRepublican
Co
Gary Byrne
RRepublican
Co
Greg Goode
RRepublican
Co
Jean Leising
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
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