HB3136ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 3/23/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3136

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3136 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Automated Motor Vehicle Study and Report Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Automated motor vehicle" means a vehicle capable of operating in full automation mode, or the unconditional, full-time performance by an automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task, as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers in its information report J3016-2014.

Section 10. The Automated Motor Vehicle Study and Report.

(a) There is hereby created the Automated Motor Vehicle Study and Report.

(b) The Secretary of State shall conduct a study on the feasibility of the operation of automated motor vehicles in this State and produce a report on its findings. The report shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) research on whether automated motor vehicles reduce traffic fatalities and crashes by reducing or eliminating driver error;

(2) research on whether automated motor vehicles reduce congestion and improve fuel economy through better utilization of existing highway capacity and more efficient operation of a vehicle's acceleration and braking controls; and

(3) recommendations on which, if any, current laws should be amended to accommodate the introduction or testing of automated motor vehicles in this State.

(c) The Secretary shall submit the report and recommendations, including recommended legislative action, to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2016.

Section 15. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2017.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".