AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAWS REGULATING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE ROAD DO NOT APPLY TO ANY NON‑LEADING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVELING WITHIN A PLATOON WHERE AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Enacted July 21, 2017. Effective August 1, 2017.
CMVS/USE OF PLATOONS.
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAWS REGULATING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE ROAD DO NOT APPLY TO ANY NON‑LEADING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVELING WITHIN A PLATOON WHERE AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.Intro. by Torbett.
Status: Ch. SL 2017-169 (House Action) (Jul 21 2017)
Bill History:
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Mon, 10 Apr 2017 House: Filed
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Mon, 10 Apr 2017 House: Filed
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 House: Ref To Com On Transportation
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Mon, 24 Apr 2017 House: Reptd Fav
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Mon, 24 Apr 2017 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Mon, 24 Apr 2017 House: Placed On Cal For 04/25/2017
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Tue, 16 May 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Tue, 16 May 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 31 May 2017 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 31 May 2017 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted
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Wed, 31 May 2017 Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Thu, 15 Jun 2017 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Thu, 15 Jun 2017 Senate: Placed On Cal For 06/19/2017
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Mon, 19 Jun 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Cal
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Mon, 19 Jun 2017 Senate: Placed On Cal For 06/21/2017
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Wed, 21 Jun 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Cal
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Wed, 21 Jun 2017 Senate: Placed On Cal For 06/22/2017
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 Senate: Amend Adopted A1
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 Engrossed
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Fri, 23 Jun 2017 Senate: Regular Message Sent To House
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Mon, 26 Jun 2017 House: Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
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Mon, 26 Jun 2017 House: Added to Calendar
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Mon, 26 Jun 2017 House: Added to Calendar
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Mon, 26 Jun 2017 House: Withdrawn From Cal
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Mon, 26 Jun 2017 House: Placed On Cal For 06/27/2017
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Tue, 27 Jun 2017 House: Concurred In S/Com Sub
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Tue, 27 Jun 2017 House: Ordered Enrolled
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 Ratified
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2017
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Fri, 21 Jul 2017 Signed by Gov. 7/21/2017
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Fri, 21 Jul 2017 Ch. SL 2017-169
H 716/S.L. 2017-169
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 716 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jul 25 2017 - View Summary
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Bill H 716 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jun 22 2017 - View Summary
Senate amendment makes the following change to the 2nd edition.
Amends the definition ofplatoon to refer to a group of individual commercial vehicles travelingat close following distances in a unified manner as specified (currently, does not specify the following distance).
Makes the act effective on August 1, 2017 (was, July 1, 2017).
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Bill H 716 (2017-2018)Summary date: May 31 2017 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends proposed GS 20-152(c) to provide that the other provisions of the statute, concerning following too closely, do not apply to the driver of any nonleading commercial motor vehicle traveling in a platoon on any roadway where the Department of Transportation has authorized travel by platoon through a traffic ordinance (was, traveling in a platoon with other commercial motor vehicles). Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.
Adds a new section requiring the Department of Transportation to report on the implementation of the act to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by April 1, 2018. Makes conforming technical changes.
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Bill H 716 (2017-2018)Summary date: Apr 10 2017 - View Summary
Amends GS 20-152 (Following too closely) to exempt the drivers of nonleading commercial motor vehicles traveling in a group of individual commercial motor vehicles traveling in a unified manner through the use of an electronically interconnected braking system (also known as a platoon). Effective July 1, 2017. Does not affect prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act.
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Senate committee substitute to 1st edition changed long title. Long title was AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAWS REGULATING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE ROAD DO NOT APPLY TO ANY NONLEADING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVELING WITHIN A PLATOON.