SB 1782: Traffic Enforcement
GENERAL BILL by Pizzo
Traffic Enforcement; Providing that exceeding the posted speed limit by a specified amount or more is reckless driving per se; providing that operating a motor vehicle in a certain manner is reckless driving per se; increasing the fines that may be imposed upon first and subsequent convictions of reckless driving; authorizing, rather than requiring, an officer to indicate the applicable civil penalties on certain traffic citations, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/1/2025 Senate - CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/1/2025 Senate - CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
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SB 1782, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:37 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 351 (c2) Dangerous Excessive Speeding Plasencia Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 442918 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Transportation
(Pizzo)4/1/2025
4:13 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/2/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/1/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.192 Reckless driving. Page 2 (pdf) 318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; procedures. Page 3 (pdf) 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 4 (pdf)