SB 408: Highway Safety
GENERAL BILL by Passidomo
Highway Safety; Deleting the definition of the term “vulnerable road user”; revising provisions relating to the overtaking and passing of a vehicle; exempting bicycles from provisions for passing a vehicle on the right at the bicycle rider’s own risk with no liability to other motor vehicle drivers under certain circumstances; specifying that a bicycle is a vehicle under Florida law and shall be operated in the same manner as any other vehicle, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Transportation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Transportation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/19/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/1/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 66 |
| 3/7/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 66 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Transportation |
