CS/SB 572: High-speed Passenger Rail
GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Mayfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gainer
High-speed Passenger Rail; Designating the "Florida High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Act"; providing powers and duties of the Florida Department of Transportation; requiring the Florida Division of Emergency Management to offer, under certain circumstances, the local communities and local emergency services located along the rail corridor training specifically designed to help them respond to an accident involving rail passengers or hazardous materials; requiring a railroad company operating a high-speed passenger rail system to be solely responsible for certain maintenance, improvement, and upgrade costs, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Transportation (TR)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/2/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 46 |
| 11/6/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 11/14/17, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building |
| 11/14/2017 | Senate |
• CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 103 |
| 11/15/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 11/27/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 103 |
| 1/9/2018 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 46 • CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 99 |
| 1/23/2018 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Discussed/Workshop |
| 3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Community Affairs |
