Bill > H0357

This bill, known as Chloe's Law, mandates that the Department of Transportation (DOT) install roadside barriers to protect water bodies that are directly next to state roads, specifically at locations where a drowning death occurred due to a car accident where a vehicle went off the road between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2016. However, this requirement can be waived if the DOT's chief engineer determines that a barrier would actually make driving more dangerous. Additionally, the DOT must study all fatal accidents involving vehicles leaving state roads and entering adjacent water bodies during the same period, using official crash data, and then report its findings and recommendations for improving traffic safety laws and rules to the Legislature by January 3, 2017. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2016.