Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 925
                        Barcode 593056
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11  Senator Rich moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17         Section 1.  Section 316.1303, Florida Statutes, is
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19         316.1303  Traffic regulations to assist
20  mobility-impaired persons.--Whenever a pedestrian is in the
21  process of crossing a public street or highway and the
22  pedestrian is mobility-impaired (using a guide dog or service
23  animal, an animal designated as such with a visible means of
24  identification, a walker, a crutch, an orthopedic cane, or a
25  wheelchair), the driver of every vehicle approaching the
26  intersection, as defined in s. 316.003(17), shall bring his or
27  her vehicle to a full stop before arriving at such
28  intersection and, before proceeding, shall take such
29  precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring such
30  pedestrian.  A person who is convicted of a violation of this
31  section shall be punished as provided in s. 318.18(3).
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    Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 925
                        Barcode 593056
 1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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 5  And the title is amended as follows:
 6         Delete everything before the enacting clause
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 9                      A bill to be entitled
10         An act relating to traffic regulations;
11         amending s. 316.1303, F.S.; requiring vehicle
12         operators to stop and yield to
13         mobility-impaired pedestrians who are assisted
14         by guide dogs or other service animals;
15         providing a penalty; providing an effective
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