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CS/CS/HB 1673: Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Transportation Disadvantaged

GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure Strategies Committee ; Transportation & Modals Subcommittee ; Busatta ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Chaney

Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Transportation Disadvantaged; Provides duties of DOT regarding entities providing paratransit service; revises membership, terms, voting, & quorum requirements for, & duties of, Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged; provides responsibilities of transportation service provider regarding driver training & technology-based services; requires transportation service provider & local government to establish certain standards; requires reports of adverse incidents to be submitted to commission; requires commission to establish requirements for investigation thereof; requires such investigation to commence within certain timeframe; provides requirements for procurement of certain contracts with transportation service providers; requires DOT to submit report to Governor & Legislature.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/9/2024	House	• Filed • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/13/2024	House	• Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
  1/29/2024	House	• PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
  1/31/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
  2/1/2024	House	• Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/2/2024	House	• Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
  2/9/2024	House	• Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  2/13/2024	House	• Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
  2/20/2024	House	• Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
  2/22/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
  2/26/2024	House	• Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  2/27/2024	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/5/2024	House	• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1380 (Ch. 2024-171)

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• CS/CS/HB 1673, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2024 at 4:39 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1380 (er)	Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Transportation Disadvantaged	Hutson	Compare	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-171

  Citations - Statutes (6)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  341.041	Transit responsibilities of the department.	Page 2 (pdf)
  427.011	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  427.012	The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.	Page 7 (pdf)
  427.013	The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged; purpose and responsibilities.	Page 12 (pdf)
  427.0159	Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund.	Page 21 (pdf)
  427.02		Page 21 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 1673, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/1/2024 at 10:25 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf) Infrastructure Strategies Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1380 (c2)	Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Transportation Disadvantaged	Hutson	Similar	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-171

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  454849 - Amendment Remove lines 35-406 and insert:	Busatta	2/21/2024 6:19 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/22/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  427.011	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  427.012	The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.	Page 5 (pdf)
  427.013	The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged; purpose and responsibilities.	Page 11 (pdf)
  427.0159	Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund.	Page 13 (pdf)
  427.02		Page 14 (pdf)

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• HB 1673, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2024 at 11:59 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/21/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1380	Special Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities	Hutson	Similar	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-171

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  427.02		Page 2 (pdf)

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