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FL H0469
Bill
Status
1/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee
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AI Summary
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Adds definitions for "sanitation vehicle" and "utility service vehicle" to Florida law, requiring both to bear visible emblems identifying them as belonging to entities that provide garbage, recycling, or utility services.
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Extends the Move Over Act to require drivers to vacate the lane closest to or reduce speed when approaching sanitation or utility service vehicles performing service-related tasks on the roadside, matching existing requirements for emergency vehicles and wreckers.
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On interstate highways or multi-lane roads, drivers must move to another lane; on two-lane roads, drivers must reduce speed by 20 mph below the posted limit (or to 5 mph if limit is 20 mph or less).
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Requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to include Move Over Act information in newly printed driver's license educational materials.
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Violations are noncriminal traffic infractions punishable under chapter 318; becomes effective July 1, 2014.
Legislative Description
Move Over Act
Last Action
Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7005 (Ch. 2014-216)
5/2/2014