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CS/SB 1498: Disabled Persons/Motor Vehicle Use

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Forman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Meadows ; Casas ; Myers

Disabled Persons/Motor Vehicle Use; clarifies standards for accessible parking spaces & parking access aisles; provides that special motor vehicle license plate or parking permit issued by another state, district, or country is invalid re person who must have Fla. vehicle registration; increases amount of fine for illegally parking in parking space for disabled persons; amends provisions re issuance of disabled parking permits, etc. Amends Ch. 316, 318.18, 320.0842,.0843,.0848.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/24/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-202
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/1998 Senate • Prefiled
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00092
3/18/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/23/98, 3:00 pm, Room-301C
3/23/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Transportation -SJ 00304; CS read first time on 03/25/98 -SJ 00315
3/25/1998 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00304
3/26/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/98, 1:30 pm, Room-309C
3/31/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Community Affairs -SJ 00374
4/2/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00374
4/8/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00386; Placed on Calendar
4/15/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00478
4/16/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00478; Read second time -SJ 00498; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00498; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00498
4/17/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00507; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00507; CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 00507; Immediately certified -SJ 00507
4/17/1998 House • In Messages
4/30/1998 House • Received -HJ 01969; Read second time -HJ 01969; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01969; Read third time -HJ 01969; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01969
4/30/1998 Senate • In returning messages
5/1/1998 Senate • Concurred -SJ 01649; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01649; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01649
5/8/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/24/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-202