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FL H0297

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2022

Primary Sponsor

Vance Aloupis

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Anthony Reznik Act" to amend Florida law on aggressive careless driving, defined as committing two or more specified dangerous driving acts simultaneously or in succession.

  • Adds four new violations to aggressive careless driving: texting while driving, using a wireless device in school zones or work zones, and failing to wear required corrective lenses.

  • Creates criminal penalties for aggressive careless driving: second-degree misdemeanor for property or personal damage, first-degree misdemeanor for serious bodily injury, and third-degree felony for death of another person.

  • Defines "serious bodily injury" as a physical condition creating substantial risk of death, serious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of any bodily member or organ function.

  • Requires traffic citation forms to include a checkbox for law enforcement officers to indicate when a violation or crash was caused by aggressive careless driving as defined in section 316.1923; effective July 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Aggressive Careless Driving

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

3/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee10/26/2021

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