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FL H0699
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lauren Melo
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AI Summary
- Requires a mandatory hearing for violations of red light (s. 316.075(1)(c)) or stop sign/yield (s. 316.123(2)) infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle
- Imposes a $500 civil penalty and 3-month driver license suspension for a first red light or stop sign infraction causing a crash; a $1,000 penalty and 6-month suspension for a second offense; and a $1,000 penalty and 1-year suspension for a third or subsequent offense
- Establishes enhanced penalties when crash-causing infractions involve a vulnerable road user: a minimum $5,000 civil penalty and 1-year license suspension for more serious infractions, or a minimum $1,500 penalty and 3-month suspension for lesser infractions, plus mandatory completion of a driver improvement course on vulnerable road user rights
- Directs mandatory civil penalty revenues to the Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund, split equally between readiness costs for trauma centers and volume-based allocations to Level I, Level II, and pediatric trauma centers
- Effective October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Noncriminal Traffic Infractions Causing Vehicle Crashes
Last Action
Died in State Affairs Committee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
State Affairs3/18/2025
Government Operations Subcommittee2/26/2025
Full Bill Text
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