Nevada Lane-Splitting Bill Dies on the Senate Floor

Dennis Chung
by Dennis Chung

The Nevada state Senate voted 16-5 against a bill that would have allowed motorcyclists to lane-split. Bill AB236 had passed through the state Assembly by a strong 35-4 margin on April 18, leading hope that Nevada would join California as the only states to allow lane-splitting. Those hopes were dashed however by a May 24 vote in the state senate.

AB236, as originally introduced by Democrat Assemblyman Skip Daly and co-sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Carrillo (Dem.), would have allowed motorcycles to travel between other moving or stationary vehicles, as long as it is done in a cautious and prudent manner at a speed of 30 mph or slower. The bill was amended April 17 to limit lane-splitters to a speed no more than 10 mph faster than the other vehicles, and was passed by the state Assembly

When the bill arrived at the Senate, it was referred to the committee on transportation which made a further amendment on May 21, further limiting lane-splitting to when traffic is stationary.

The bill was then read for the third time May 24 before being defeated, with 5 yeas versus 16 nays.

Here’s the tally from the Senate vote:

Kelvin AtkinsonDem.Yea
Greg BrowerRep.Nay
Barbara CegavskeRep.Nay
Moises DenisDem.Yea
Aaron FordDem.Nay
Pete GoicoecheaRep.Nay
Donald GustavsonRep.Nay
Scott HammondRep.Nay
Joseph HardyRep.Yea
Mark HutchisonRep.Nay
Justin JonesDem.Nay
Ben KieckheferRep.Nay
Ruben KihuenDem.Nay
Mark ManendoDem.Yea
David ParksDem.Nay
Michael RobersonRep.Nay
Tick SegerblomDem.Yea
James SettelmeyerRep.Nay
Debbie SmithDem.Nay
Pat SpearmanDem.Nay
Joyce WoodhouseDem.Nay

[Source: Nevada Legislature, photo by Eric Schmuttenmaer]

Dennis Chung
Dennis Chung

Dennis has been a part of the Motorcycle.com team since 2008, and through his tenure, has developed a firm grasp of industry trends, and a solid sense of what's to come. A bloodhound when it comes to tracking information on new motorcycles, if there's a new model on the horizon, you'll probably hear about it from him first.

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