House Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Mr. Gravy, please call the roll. Representative basenecker excused. Brooks jackson present. Lindsey here nguyen joyously here. Pascal phillips yes richardson here sukla here velasquez excused. Weinberg excused. Vice chair stewart present. Madam chair, Welcome. Representative Smith, please tell us about 1237. Thank you, madam Chair and members of this committee, I'm happy to be partnering up with Representative Taggart on House Bill 1237. Transportation safety modifications Last year Rep. Taggart and I ran A E bike safety bill and I'm proud to be running yet another safety bill, some of it having to do with biking. But it's as you see from the sheet that I gave you, that it's got several different sections, so I'll just go through this this bill is a bipartisan package of targeted transportation safety improvements developed through collaboration between AAA Bicycle, Colorado CDOT and the White Lion Foundation. The bill is also supported by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, and Colorado Counties Incorporated. It addresses four distinct issues through straightforward statutory classifications no new regulatory frameworks, no new penalties, no fiscal impact. First is updating accident to crash. The bill updates statutory references from accident to crash across…