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CS/SB 1954: Code and Traffic Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Wright

Code and Traffic Enforcement; Authorizing a sheriff or chief administrative officer of a county or municipality to designate a special event zone under certain circumstances on a roadway, street, or highway; authorizing a law enforcement officer to impound the motor vehicle of a person who commits a noncriminal traffic infraction or a criminal traffic violation in a special event zone; revising the types of soundmaking devices or instruments subject to the prohibition against operating or amplifying sound from within a motor vehicle in a certain manner; prohibiting such operation or amplification in areas adjoining private residences, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/4/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1435 (Ch. 2022-149) -SJ 596
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/11/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 171
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 171
    1/28/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/2/2022 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 337
    2/3/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Community Affairs
    • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/08/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 341
    2/8/2022 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
    2/9/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/10/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -SJ 370
    2/16/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/2/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/22 -SJ 689
    3/4/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 596
    • Substituted CS/HB 1435 -SJ 596
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1435 (Ch. 2022-149) -SJ 596

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  • CS/SB 1954, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2022 at 8:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/14/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1435 (er) Code and Traffic Enforcement Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 6/1/2022 Chapter No. 2022-149 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    902096 - Amendment
    Delete lines 95 - 99 and insert:     		Rules
    (Wright)     		2/11/2022
    2:57 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/15/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    210620 - Amendment
    Delete line 163 and insert:     		Wright 2/24/2022
    11:34 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/4/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/8/2022 3:00 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/15/2022 10:00 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.1891 Page 2 (pdf)
    316.3045 Operation of radios or other mechanical soundmaking devices or instruments in vehicles; exemptions. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 1954, Original Filed Version Posted 1/11/2022 at 8:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1435 Code and Traffic Enforcement Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 6/1/2022 Chapter No. 2022-149 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    294294 - Amendment
    Delete lines 43 - 93 and insert:     		Transportation
    (Wright)     		2/1/2022
    1:07 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2022 8:30 AM Transportation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.1891 Page 2 (pdf)
    316.3045 Operation of radios or other mechanical soundmaking devices or instruments in vehicles; exemptions. Page 4 (pdf)

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