Florida Senate - 2025 SB 636 By Senator Martin 33-01104-25 2025636__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to motor vehicles using the 3 furthermost left-hand lane; amending s. 316.081, F.S.; 4 defining the term “furthermost left-hand lane”; 5 prohibiting a driver from operating a motor vehicle in 6 the furthermost left-hand lane on specified roadways; 7 providing exceptions; providing applicability; 8 requiring the Department of Transportation to make 9 certain designations and install specified signage; 10 providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 316.081, Florida 15 Statutes, is amended to read: 16 316.081 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions.— 17 (3) As used in this subsection, the term “furthermost left 18 hand lane” means the farthest, most left-hand lane, unless such 19 left-hand lane is a high-occupancy-vehicle lane as defined in s. 20 316.0741, or is a designated left-turn lane, in which case the 21 furthermost left-hand lane is the lane immediately to the right 22 of the high-occupancy-vehicle lane or the left-turn lane. 23 (a) On a road, street, or highway having two or more lanes 24 allowing movement in the same direction, a driver may not 25 continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand 26 lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he or 27 she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor 28 vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed. This paragraph 29subsectiondoes not apply to drivers operating a vehicle that is 30 overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or 31 is preparing for a left turn at an intersection. 32 (b) On a designated road, street, or highway with two or 33 more lanes allowing movement in the same direction and with a 34 posted speed limit of at least 65 miles per hour, a driver may 35 not operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane 36 when other vehicular traffic is present, except when: 37 1. Overtaking and passing another vehicle; 38 2. Preparing to exit the road, street, or highway; 39 3. Required by s. 316.126; 40 4. Otherwise directed by an official traffic control 41 device; or 42 5. Environmental or traffic conditions dictate. 43 44 This paragraph does not apply to drivers operating authorized 45 emergency vehicles or drivers operating vehicles engaged in 46 highway maintenance or construction operations. 47 (c) The Department of Transportation shall designate the 48 portions of any roadway for which paragraph (b) applies and 49 install the appropriate signage advising motorists of the 50 requirements of paragraph (b). 51 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.