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FL H0959

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jason Fischer

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Excludes railroad train engineers from the definition of "driver" under Florida law
  • Excludes railroad trains from the definitions of "motor vehicle," "operator," and "vehicle"
  • Specifies that railroad train crew members and passengers are not considered "passengers" for purposes of motor vehicle crash reports
  • Creates a rebuttable presumption that no passengers were involved in a crash if passenger information is absent from written crash reports
  • Effective date: July 1, 2018

Legislative Description

Motor Vehicles and Railroad Trains

Last Action

Died in Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

3/10/2018

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee12/20/2017

Full Bill Text

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