Post by Logan on Apr 6, 2016 2:51:45 GMT -6
A bill to limit red-light cameras to major streets, school zones and roadwork areas is tied up in the Colorado statehouse as Republicans push Democrats to expand the limits to photo radar, as well.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat from Thornton, said expanding the bill, however, would violate the state constitution, as it would no longer fit the "single subject" rule for state laws. In Colorado, bills must stick to the single subject in their titles, and in this case the bill is titled "Restricting the Use of Red Light Cameras."
Such a bill also would risk a veto from Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Hickenlooper vetoed two related bills last year, one that banned both devices and one that would have allowed local residents to vote on banning them.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29728815/colorado-house-senate-at-odds-over-red-light
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat from Thornton, said expanding the bill, however, would violate the state constitution, as it would no longer fit the "single subject" rule for state laws. In Colorado, bills must stick to the single subject in their titles, and in this case the bill is titled "Restricting the Use of Red Light Cameras."
Such a bill also would risk a veto from Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Hickenlooper vetoed two related bills last year, one that banned both devices and one that would have allowed local residents to vote on banning them.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29728815/colorado-house-senate-at-odds-over-red-light