(Week of February 21-28, 2007)
Senate Bill 96 will allow fire departments to use flashing yellow or amber lights on their vehicles for the purpose of safety. This bill also stipulates which vehicles are permitted to use red flashing lights, the list includes: ambulances, fire-fighting vehicles and hazard material response vehicles, among others.
Senate Bill 148 will exempt breast-feeding in public from being considered indecent exposure.
Senate Bill 169 will require that insurance companies obtain the title to a totaled vehicle when they pay a claim to the claimant in question. The bill also updates the definition of a totaled vehicle to include damage particular to flooding.
Senate Bill 412 establishes penalties for minors using cell phones while driving. The first transgression will result in a fine of $25; the second, $50; and from the third on, $75.
Senate Bill 591 will set the monetary allowances for the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for Fiscal Year 2007.
House Bill 2791 will eliminate jail time as a penalty for violating a peace bond, which is an agreement between a defendant and a judge that the defendant will refrain from threatening or harassing another person. A defendant who fails to keep the peace can be fined up to $250, or if he or she is unable to pay the fine, the judge can order that the defendant’s property be seized.
These bills now will go to the Governor for his consideration.
