Bill > HB986

This bill revises the operational procedures and restrictions for personal delivery devices, which are small, often robotic, vehicles used for delivering goods. Specifically, it changes the requirement for a personal delivery device to emit a sound when it is in motion and within six feet of a vehicle, person on foot, or individual in a wheelchair, replacing the previous wording of "approaching." The bill also increases the maximum speed limit for personal delivery devices to seven miles per hour when they are operating on sidewalks, shared use paths, or safety zones, and when they are within a crosswalk, up from the previous limit of four miles per hour. The speed limit remains at 20 miles per hour when these devices are in a bicycle lane, shoulder, or roadway.