CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1222Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1222, as introduced, Quirk. Vehicles: drivers handbook. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook language regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others.This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook language regarding distracted driving safety, and would require that language to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Distracted driving safety.(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1222Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1222, as introduced, Quirk. Vehicles: drivers handbook. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook language regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others.This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook language regarding distracted driving safety, and would require that language to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1222
Introduced by Assembly Member QuirkFebruary 17, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk
February 17, 2017
An act to amend Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1222, as introduced, Quirk. Vehicles: drivers handbook.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook language regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others.This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook language regarding distracted driving safety, and would require that language to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook language regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others.
This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook language regarding distracted driving safety, and would require that language to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Distracted driving safety.(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Distracted driving safety.(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Distracted driving safety.(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Distracted driving safety.(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Distracted driving safety.(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language regarding each of the following:
(1) Rail transit safety.
(2) Abandonment or dumping of any an animal on a highway.
(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.
(4) Distracted driving safety.
(b) In order to minimize costs, the language referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.