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CS/HB 353: Autonomous Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Fischer ; Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jacobs ; Payne ; Toledo

Autonomous Vehicles; Provides applicability; exempts autonomous vehicles & operators from certain prohibitions; provides that human operator is not required to operate fully autonomous vehicle; authorizes fully autonomous vehicle to operate regardless of presence of human operator; provides that automated driving system is deemed operator of autonomous vehicle operating in autonomous mode; authorizes Florida Turnpike Enterprise to fund & operate test facilities; preempts regulation to state; revises registration requirements for autonomous vehicles; provides insurance requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Government Accountability Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/17/2017 House • Filed
    10/26/2017 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 33
    11/1/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 11/08/17, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall
    11/8/2017 House • Favorable by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 253
    • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 253
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 33
    1/18/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 01/22/18, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
    1/22/2018 House • CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 433
    1/25/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 427
    1/26/2018 House • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 439
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Government Accountability Committee

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  • CS/HB 353, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/25/2018 at 10:17 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 712 (c1) Autonomous Vehicles Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Banking and Insurance Track This Bill
    H 1287 (e2) Transportation Drake Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 141 (Ch. 2018-145), HB 215 (Ch. 2018-130), CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), CS/SB 1552 (Ch. 2018-86) Track This Bill
    S 1104 (e1) Transportation Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 141 (Ch. 2018-145), HB 215 (Ch. 2018-130) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.062 Duty to give information and render aid. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.063 Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.1975 Unattended motor vehicle. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.303 Television receivers. Page 5 (pdf)
    316.305 Wireless communications devices; prohibition. Page 6 (pdf)
    316.85 Autonomous vehicles; operation. Page 7 (pdf)
    319.145 Autonomous vehicles. Page 8 (pdf)
    322.015 Page 10 (pdf)
    324.033 Page 10 (pdf)
    339.175 Metropolitan planning organization. Page 12 (pdf)
    339.64 Strategic Intermodal System Plan. Page 13 (pdf)
    339.83 Enrollment in federal pilot programs. Page 14 (pdf)
    627.0653 Insurance discounts for specified motor vehicle equipment. Page 15 (pdf)
    627.748 Transportation network companies. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • HB 353, Original Filed Version Posted 10/17/2017 at 9:33 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 11/8/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 712 Autonomous Vehicles Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Banking and Insurance Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    375631 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fischer 1/22/2018
    8:30 AM     		Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    1/22/2018     		PDF
    111141 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fischer 1/22/2018
    11:47 AM     		Adopted as Amended
    1/22/2018     		PDF
    hierarchy 584105 - Amendment to Amendment (111141)
    Between lines 301 and 302 of the amendment, insert:     		Sprowls 1/22/2018
    4:51 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/22/2018     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.062 Duty to give information and render aid. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.063 Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    316.1975 Unattended motor vehicle. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.85 Autonomous vehicles; operation. Page 1 (pdf)
    319.145 Autonomous vehicles. Page 4 (pdf)
    322.015 Page 5 (pdf)

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