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CS/SB 712: Autonomous Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Brandes

Autonomous Vehicles; Exempting an autonomous vehicle being operated in autonomous mode from a certain prohibition on the operation of a motor vehicle if the vehicle is actively displaying certain content that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in motion; authorizing a fully autonomous vehicle to operate in this state regardless of whether a licensed human operator is physically present in the vehicle; authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to enroll the state in any federal pilot program or project for the collection and study of data for the review of automated driving systems, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/1/2017 Senate • Filed
    11/15/2017 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 56
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 56
    1/22/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/25/2018 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
    1/26/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/29/2018 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 227
    1/30/2018 Senate • CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 231
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Banking and Insurance

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  • CS/SB 712, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2018 at 12:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 353 (c1) Autonomous Vehicles Appropriations Committee Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Government Accountability Committee 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 3 (pdf)
    316.062 Duty to give information and render aid. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.063 Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property. Page 4 (pdf)
    316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)
    316.1975 Unattended motor vehicle. Page 5 (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 9 (pdf)
    324.033 Page 10 (pdf)
    339.175 Metropolitan planning organization. Page 11 (pdf)
    339.64 Strategic Intermodal System Plan. Page 12 (pdf)
    339.83 Enrollment in federal pilot programs. Page 13 (pdf)
    627.0653 Insurance discounts for specified motor vehicle equipment. Page 13 (pdf)
    627.748 Transportation network companies. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • SB 712, Original Filed Version Posted 11/1/2017 at 9:36 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2018 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 353 (c1) Autonomous Vehicles Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Government Accountability Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    621932 - Amendment
    Between lines 200 and 201 insert:     		Transportation
    (Brandes)     		1/25/2018
    8:47 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    311854 - Amendment
    Between lines 200 and 201 insert:     		Transportation
    (Rouson)     		1/25/2018
    8:57 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/25/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    837744 - Amendment
    Between lines 329 and 330 insert:     		Transportation
    (Brandes)     		1/25/2018
    8:47 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2018 10:00 AM Transportation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    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 4 (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 5 (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 7 (pdf)
    322.015 Page 9 (pdf)
    339.175 Metropolitan planning organization. Page 9 (pdf)
    339.64 Strategic Intermodal System Plan. Page 11 (pdf)
    339.83 Enrollment in federal pilot programs. Page 11 (pdf)
    627.0653 Insurance discounts for specified motor vehicle equipment. Page 11 (pdf)

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