Bill > S1164

This bill amends Florida's laws regarding the use of lights and sirens on authorized emergency vehicles. The key provisions are: 1. It defines "organ transport vehicles" as vehicles operated by organ procurement organizations, transplant centers, or their contractors to transport organs or surgical teams for organ recovery or transplant. These vehicles are now considered "authorized emergency vehicles" and can use red lights and sirens when transporting organs or teams to a hospital, airport, or other designated location. 2. It authorizes organ transport vehicles to exercise certain privileges, such as proceeding through red lights and stop signs, when transporting organs or teams. 3. It allows organ transport vehicles to show or display red lights and operate sirens while en route to a hospital, airport, or other designated location. 4. It makes conforming changes to other sections of Florida's traffic laws to accommodate the new provisions related to organ transport vehicles. The bill aims to facilitate the timely transportation of organs and transplant teams to improve organ transplant outcomes and save lives.

Transportation (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1164