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Introduced
03/06/2015
03/06/2015
In Committee
04/24/2015
04/24/2015
Crossed Over
04/24/2015
04/24/2015
Passed
06/01/2015
06/01/2015
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/15/2015
06/15/2015
Introduced Session
2015 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revises provisions for funeral expenses for certain officers killed in line of duty, flag displayed when load extends beyond vehicle, permitting of overlength trailers, display of vehicle for sale, hire, or rent, pilot program for rebuilt inspection services, options on application forms, residential manufactured buildings on mobile home lots, specialty & special license plates, disclosure of insurance policy numbers, & emergency allergy treatment.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to Florida's highway safety and motor vehicle laws, including increasing the funeral expense benefit for certain officers killed in the line of duty to up to $5,000, requiring red flags of at least 18 inches square to mark the extremities of loads extending beyond a vehicle's sides or more than 4 feet beyond its rear, and allowing overlength trailers up to 80 feet for manufactured buildings. It also revises the penalty for vehicles unlawfully displayed for sale, hire, or rent to $500, establishes a pilot program for rebuilt vehicle inspection services in Miami-Dade County with updated requirements for operators, and clarifies that residential manufactured buildings placed on mobile home lots are treated as mobile homes for title purposes. Additionally, the bill allows for voluntary contributions to End Breast Cancer on vehicle registration forms, permits the registration of emergency contact information and military benefits inquiries on driver's license applications, and modifies the requirements for establishing specialty license plates, including removing certain fees and adjusting presale requirements. It also updates provisions related to antique and historical vehicle license plates, and allows for the disclosure of insurance policy numbers to approved third-party data collection services. Finally, the bill expands the definition of an "authorized health care practitioner" for emergency allergy treatment to include certified emergency medical technicians and revises training requirements for administering epinephrine auto-injectors.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (2)
Economic Affairs Committee (House), Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2015-163, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 676 (Ch. 2015-60) (on 06/15/2015)
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