A bill honoring Magnus White, aimed at protecting pedestrians and cyclists, is heading to the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026, if passed, would require automotive manufacturers to install automatic emergency brake systems, or AEBS, that can: function in daylight and low light conditions; function at a wide range of speeds; and detect any vulnerable road user (essentially anyone not in a car) no matter their skin color, or the the color of their clothes or protective gear.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) and Rep. Yvette Clark (D-New York).

Neguse’s office announced in a Thursday news release that the bill cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee and now heads to the House floor. If passed, the requirements will go into effect no later than two years after passage.

The protections are largely the same that were laid out in previous iterations of the bill that ultimately did not pass.

“It requires not just to detect pedestrians and cyclists. It’s motorcyclists, it’s people on farm equipment, it’s people with disabilities, people on e-bikes and e-scooters,” Michael White, Magnus’ father, said of the 2025 iteration of the bill last year.

A 2019 study from the Georgia Institute of Technology found that the darker someone’s skin is, the less likely an AEBS is to detect them.

White, 17, was a rising star cyclist for Team USA when he died. When cycling on the Diagonal Highway in July 2023, he was struck by an SUV driven by Yeva Smilianska. Smilianska was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of mandatory probation last year.

Michael and Jill White, Magnus’ mother, have advocated for more road safety legislation at the state and federal levels since Magnus’s death. The Whites have founded the advocacy organization The White Line, which has local chapters throughout the country.

A bill named for Magnus cleared both Colorado chambers this session. The bill, if signed into law, requires officers to offer a voluntary breathalyzer test to a driver after a vehicle collision that results in death or serious bodily injury.