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FL S0650

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Florida Statute 1006.23 to revise the criteria for determining hazardous walking conditions for public school students walking to and from school
  • Adds walkways along limited access facilities (as defined in s. 334.03(12), such as highways and interstates) as automatically qualifying as hazardous walking conditions, regardless of walkway width
  • Retains existing requirement that a road lacks a hazardous walking condition only if it has a walkable area at least 4 feet wide adjacent to the road, excluding drainage ditches, swales, and channels
  • Maintains existing exemptions for roads with traffic volume below 180 vehicles per hour per direction during school walk times, or residential roads with posted speed limits of 30 mph or less
  • Effective date is July 1, 2025; sponsored by Senators Leek and Rouson and advanced through the Transportation and Appropriations committees

Legislative Description

Hazardous Walking Conditions

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 85 (Ch. 2025-59)

4/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules4/14/2025
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education3/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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