SB 5023 — Concerning roadside safety measures.

What this bill does

Allows emergency tow trucks at the scene of an accident to use rear-facing blue lights in addition to an intermittent or revolving red light. Allows emergency tow trucks to operate an intermittent or revolving red light when reentering the roadway from the scene of an emergency or accident. Requires any driver on a road to reduce the speed of the vehicle in addition to proceeding with caution and moving away from the emergency or work zone vehicle, if such a move can be done safely when approaching an emergency or work zone on a highway having four or more lanes.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 24, 2023
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 22, 2023
  49 yea · 0 nay

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