Bill > S0522

This bill, known as "Chloe's Law," mandates that by June 30, 2018, the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) must install roadside barriers to protect water bodies that are directly next to state roads, specifically at locations where a fatal drowning occurred between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2016, as a result of a vehicle leaving the road, unless the DOT's chief engineer determines that such a barrier would create a greater risk of injury to drivers. Additionally, the DOT is required to study all fatal motor vehicle accidents involving drownings in water bodies adjacent to state roads that occurred during the same July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2016 timeframe, using official crash data, and by January 3, 2017, must submit a report with recommendations for improving traffic safety laws and regulations to the state legislature.