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State Signed into law Signed bill Effective date Vehicle allowed to filter Allowed roadway Filtering speed limit in miles an hour (km/h) Maximum speed of traffic to be overtaken in miles an hour (km/h)
Arizona 23 March 2022 Senate Bill 1273 24 September 2022 Motorcycle with two wheels Roadway with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) or less, only if divided into two or more adjacent traffic lanes in the same direction of travel 15 (24) 0 (0)
California 19 August 2016 Assembly Bill 51 1 January 2017 Motorcycle with two wheels Any, not on the shoulder Lane splitting allowed
Colorado 4 April 2024 Senate Bill 79 from 7 August 2024 until 1 July 2028
date QS:P,+2024-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+2024-08-07T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+2028-07-01T00:00:00Z/11
Motorcycle with two wheels Any with lanes wide enough but not: on the right shoulder; to the right of a vehicle in the farthest right-hand lane if the highway is not limited access; or in a lane of traffic moving in the opposite direction 15 (24) 0 (0)
Minnesota 24 May 2024 House Fiscal 5247 1 July 2025 Motorcycle defined in section 169.011, subdivision 44 Any 25 (40) Overtaking motorcycle speed minus up to 15 (24)
Montana 2 March 2021 Senate Bill 9 archive copy at the Wayback Machine 1 October 2021 Motorcycle with two wheels Any with lanes wide enough 20 (32) 10 (16)
Utah 21 March 2019 House Bill 149 14 May 2019 Motorcycle other than an autocycle Roadway with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) or less, only if divided into two or more adjacent traffic lanes in the same direction of travel 15 (24) 0 (0)
22 March 2022 House Bill 10 until 1 July 2027
date QS:P,+2027-07-01T00:00:00Z/7,P582,+2027-07-01T00:00:00Z/11
20 March 2024 House Bill 311 1 May 2024 Roadway with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) or less or an off-ramp, only if divided into two or more adjacent traffic lanes in the same direction of travel
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English: Lane splitting and filtering legality and related legislative bills in the USA, coded with colors per states:

Yes for motorcycles to get through traffic jam within the conditions in the above table:

  • Green: considerably permissive: 3 states
  1. California
  2. Minnesota (The bills in 2024 [1] [2] and 2017 [3] died.)
  3. Montana (A bill in 2017 [4] died.)
  • Blue-gray: with considerable limits, like where on the road and/or future expiry of permissive law: 3 states
  1. Arizona (The bills in 2020 [5], 2018 [6] [7], and 2010 [8]) died.)
  2. Colorado (The bills in 2023 [9] and 2016 [10] died.)
  3. Utah (The bills in 2017 [11] and 2014 [12] died.)

Not authorized or legally referenced for motorcycles:

  • Yellow: with filed legalizing bills: 4 states
    Mississippi (2016 [13])
    Missouri (2024 [14], 2023 [15])
    New Jersey (2022 [16], 2012 [17], 2010 [18], 2008 [19], 2006 [20])
    Rhode Island (2024 [21], 2023 [22], 2020 [23])
  • Orange: without filed legalizing bills known: District of Columbia and 9 states (Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

No for motorcycles, often except police officers on duty:

  • Red: with filed legalizing bills: 14 states
    Connecticut (2019 [24])
    Georgia (2015-16 [25])
    Hawaii: The bill to allow the Department of Transportation to conditionally allow motorcycling on shoulders became law as Act 218 on July 12, 2018, to take effect on January 1, 2019 and to repeal on December 31, 2020, after failing two bills in 2017. [26] [27]
    Illinois (2006 [28])
    Maryland (2020 [29], 2019 [30])
    Massachusetts (2023-24 [31], 2019-20 [32] [33] 2007 [34], 2005 [35])
    Nevada (2013 [36])
    New Hampshire (2016 [37])
    Oklahoma (2024 [38] [39], 2021 [40])
    Oregon (2023 [41], 2021 [42], 2019 [43], 2017 [44], 2015 [45] [46], 2013 [47] [48])
    Tennessee (2023 [49] [50], 2016-17 [51], 2015 [52] [53])
    Texas (effective September 1, 2023 per the House Bill 4122 after bills in 2019 [54], 2018-19 [55], 2017 [56], 2015 [57] [58], 2009 [59], and 2005 [60] failed to allow filtering)
    Virginia (2022 [61], 2020 [62], 2019 [63])
    Washington (2023-24 [64] [65], 2021 [66], 2019-20 [67], 2017 [68] [69], 2015-16 [70], 2008 [71] [72]))
  • Black: without filed legalizing bills known: Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and 17 states
    Alabama
    Alaska
    Florida
    Indiana
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Louisiana
    Maine
    Michigan (bicycle lane splitting ban from 2006 Law removed by 2010 Law)
    Nebraska
    New York (moped with top speed up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) allowed on shoulder of permissive highway)
    North Dakota
    Pennsylvania
    South Carolina
    South Dakota
    Vermont
    Wyoming
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current05:20, 29 January 2024Thumbnail for version as of 05:20, 29 January 2024958 × 602 (191 KB)JusjihSadly Texas started banning filtering since 2023-09-01 after no direct law earlier, thus changed from yellow to red.
01:56, 28 February 2023Thumbnail for version as of 01:56, 28 February 2023958 × 602 (191 KB)JusjihUpdated Missouri and Rhode Island and colored District of Columbian and the Northern Mariana Islands
02:46, 7 April 2022Thumbnail for version as of 02:46, 7 April 2022958 × 602 (191 KB)JusjihOklahoma filed a bill, thus changed from black to red.
03:07, 1 April 2022Thumbnail for version as of 03:07, 1 April 2022958 × 602 (191 KB)DemonDays64Update w/ AZ https://www.12news.com/article/traffic/arizona-new-motorcycle-law/75-b15323c8-b37d-4631-bc6f-fb1e2032734f
00:57, 29 March 2022Thumbnail for version as of 00:57, 29 March 2022958 × 602 (191 KB)DemonDays64Comments
03:31, 28 August 2021Thumbnail for version as of 03:31, 28 August 2021958 × 602 (191 KB)DemonDays64{{current}} {{NoInkscape}} {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Lane splitting and filtering legality and related legislative bills in the [https://one.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/motorcycle/00-NHT-212-motorcycle/motorcycle51.html USA], coded with colors per states: Yes for motorcycles to get through traffic jam with existing or near future laws: *Green: 2 states #California: The Governor on August 19, 2016 approved the Assembly [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.x...

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