HB 1540 — Requiring driver training curriculum to include instruction on sharing the road with large vehicles, including commercial motor vehicles and buses.

What this bill does

Mandates that instruction regarding large vehicle awareness, including as it relates to sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles and buses, must be included in the required driver training curriculum.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 22, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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