CS/SB 572 (2018) -  High-speed Passenger Rail

General Bill by Transportation and Mayfield (CO-SPONSORS) 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: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Community Affairs on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 11/14/17 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/23/18 3:30 PM
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 525 Subject: High-Speed Passenger Rail Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/22/2018 4:22:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 11/15/2017 2:28:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 11/13/2017 11:03:24 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Discussed/Workshop Time: 01/23/2018 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 99 Time: 01/09/2018 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 46 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs -SJ 103 Time: 11/27/2017 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 11/15/2017 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 103 Time: 11/14/2017 - 3:46 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 11/14/17, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 11/06/2017 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 46 Time: 11/02/2017 - 10:17 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/20/2017 - 12:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

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341.601 HB 525
341.602 HB 525
341.603 HB 525
341.604 HB 525
341.605 HB 525
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