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FL S1502

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Transportation

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Revises the definition of "special mobile equipment" in Florida law to include mobile cranes and accessory support vehicles, replacing the previous reference to "self-propelled cranes" and removing cranes from the list of excluded vehicles

  • Authorizes the Florida Department of Transportation to issue a new "mobile crane special blanket permit" for multiple operational purposes

  • Permits mobile cranes operating off the Interstate Highway System to tow a motor vehicle weighing no more than 5,000 pounds, provided the combined weight does not exceed 95,000 pounds

  • Allows permitted mobile cranes and accessory support vehicles up to 12 feet wide, 14 feet 6 inches tall, and 100 feet long to operate on and off the Interstate Highway System at all hours, except during local travel-related curfews

  • Authorizes mobile cranes and accessory support vehicles that exceed standard weight limits under s. 316.535 to operate on and off the Interstate Highway System under the special blanket permit; effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Special Mobile Equipment

Last Action

Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155)

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Community Affairs3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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