CS/SB 1164: Use of Lights and Sirens on Authorized Emergency Vehicles
GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Burton
Use of Lights and Sirens on Authorized Emergency Vehicles; Revising the definition of the term “authorized emergency vehicles”; authorizing organ transport vehicles to exercise certain privileges; providing that certain vehicles transporting organs and surgical teams for organ recovery or transplant may show or display red lights and operate sirens while en route to a hospital, an airport, or other designated location; authorizing the display or use of red warning signals by organ transport vehicles under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2024-34) -SJ 643
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2024-34) -SJ 643
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2024 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/8/2024 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules |
| 1/9/2024 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 1/25/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 1/30/2024 | Senate |
• CS by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 |
| 1/31/2024 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2/1/2024 | Senate |
• Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs • Remaining references corrected to Rules • Now in Rules • CS by Transportation read 1st time |
| 2/9/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/14/2024 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 |
| 2/15/2024 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2/29/2024 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24 |
| 3/4/2024 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 643 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1113 -SJ 643 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2024-34) -SJ 643 |
