2025 bills / H.B. 164

H.B. 164 Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Andrew Stoddard · carried in the Senate by Sen. Michael K. McKell

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote (stopped here)
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill clarifies that a driver turning left does not have to yield to an oncoming driver who fails to stop at a stop sign or steady red light at the intersection. It also makes some technical wording changes.

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Official description
  • clarifies that a vehicle operator intending to turn left is not required to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction that fails to stop when required by a stop sign or steady red signal at the intersection
  • makes technical changes
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