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.
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
- Transportation (TR)
- Rules (RC)
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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
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CS/SB 1164, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/31/2024 at 9:59 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1113 (er) Use of Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-34 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/14/2024 9:00 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 316.072 Obedience to and effect of traffic laws. Page 2 (pdf) 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 3 (pdf) 316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff. Page 5 (pdf) 316.271 Horns and warning devices. Page 6 (pdf) 316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner. Page 6 (pdf) 655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965. Page 7 (pdf) -
SB 1164, Original Filed Version Posted 1/2/2024 at 2:47 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1113 (c1) Use of Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-34
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 319188 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Transportation
(Burton)1/29/2024
11:49 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/31/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/30/2024 1:00 PM Transportation 5 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)
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