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SB 78 — Transportation-related Facility Designations
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 02, 2019. Enacted.
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Summary
Transportation-related Facility Designations; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; revising the name of an honorary designation; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers and to examine the feasibility to rename the facilities specified; correcting the location of an honorary designation, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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Florida Senate - 2020 CS for CS for SB 78 By the CommitteesCommittee on Appropriations;Infrastructure and Security;
and InfrastructureSenator andBroxson Security;596-03405-20 202078c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to transportation facility designations;
and Senators Broxson and Wright 576-04278A-20 202078c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to transportation-related facility designations;
providing an honorary designation of certain transportation facilities specified;
directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers and to examine the feasibility to rename the facilities specified;
requiring a report by a date certain;
providing an honorary designation of a facility in a specified county;
directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to erect suitable markers;
amending chapter 2019-169, L.O.F.;
correcting the location of an honorary designation;
189 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
2011 Section 1. Transportation facility designations;
Turner Highway.” (3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, bridge numbers 880050, 880051, 880052, and 880053 onbetween S.R.Wabasso and Wabasso Beach in Indian River County are designated as the “A.B.
510 between Wabasso and Wabasso Beach in Indian River County are designated as the “A.B.
Coxwell Memorial Highway.” (16) That(16) The portionDepartment of U.S.Transportation is directed to erect suitable markers designating the transportation facilities as described in this section.
41/S.W.Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
8th Street between S.W.
82nd Avenue and S.R.
973/87th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated as the “Manuel H.
‘Manny’ Piedra Memorial Highway.” (17) That portion of U.S.
441 between Deep Creek Bridge and C.R.
6 in Columbia County is designated as “Austin D.
Gay Memorial Highway.” (18) That portion of I-10 between the Suwannee County line and mile marker 275 in Suwannee County is designated as “Wesley L.
Silas Memorial Highway.” (19) That portion of U.S.
19 between Luther Wilson Road and the Econfina River Bridge in Taylor County is designated as “Joshua S.
Montaad Memorial Highway.” (20) That portion of the S.R.
90/S.W.
8th Street between S.W.
12th Avenue and S.W.
14th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated as “Rosa Maria Plasencia Way.” (21) That portion of U.S.
129/S.R.
49 (31030000) between the Levy County line and the Suwannee County line in Gilchrist County is designated as the “Slaughter, Read, Ramirez, Lindsey Memorial Highway.” (22) That portion of the S.R.
223 (S.R.
200/U.S.
301 Truck Route) overpass bridge at S.R.
100 in Bradford County is designated as the “Archibald Johns Thomas Bridge.” (23) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect suitable markers designating the transportation facilities as described in this section.
Section 2. Transportation facility designations;
Harriet Tubman Highway designated;
Department of Transportation to request conduct feasibility and impact study.— (1) That portion of South Dixie Highway/U.S.
1/S.R.
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5 between the Monroe County line and S.R.
9A/I-95 Northbound in Miami-Dade County is designated as “Harriet Tubman Highway/U.S.
1/S.R.
5.” (2) That portion of W.
Dixie Highway/S.R.
909 between N.E.
119th Street and N.E.
163rd Street in Miami-Dade County is designated as “Harriet Tubman Highway/State Road 909.” (3) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect suitable markers designating such roads as “Harriet Tubman Highway.” (4) The Department of Transportation is directed to examine the feasibility and impact to rename such roads as “Harriet Tubman Highway,” including the impact and method to change and update the E911 system, meet any United States Postal Service requirements, and the financial impact to businesses and residents.
The department must provide a report of its findings to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by October 1, 2020.
Section 3. Trooper Joseph Bullock Building designated;
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to erect suitable markers.— (1) The Florida Highway Patrol station located at 2929 N.
25th Street in the City of Fort Pierce in St.
Lucie County is designated as the “Trooper Joseph Bullock Building.” (2) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is directed to erect suitable markers designating the Trooper Joseph Bullock Building as described in subsection (1).
Section 4. Subsection (40) of section 21 of chapter 2019 169, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
Section 21. Transportation facility designations;
Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.— (40) That portion of C.R.
435/Apopka Vineland Road between S.R.
91/Florida’s Turnpike and S.R.
535 between S.R.
526 in Orange County, and that portion of S.R.
535 between Apopka Vineland Road and the Orange Osceola County line, are is designated as “Robert L.
‘Bob’ Billingslea Highway.” Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
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AI-generated reading aid from the bill's amendatory text — verify against the official bill.
The bill designates various transportation facilities in Florida with honorary names and directs the erection of suitable markers by relevant departments.
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Section 7 of chapter 2014-228, Laws of Florida
Brigadier General Colonel Bud Day Overpass→ Brigadier General Colonel Bud Day OverpassThis change reaffirms the designation of the Hurlburt Field Air Force Base overpass.
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Subsection (40) of section 21 of chapter 2019-169, Laws of Florida
are is→ isThis correction clarifies the grammar in the designation of Robert L. 'Bob' Billingslea Highway.
Action History
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
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Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (546285)
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In returning messages
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Amendment(s) adopted (546285)
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
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Received
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Referred to Calendar
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In Messages
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Ordered engrossed
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Amendment(s) adopted (282612)
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/20
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CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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Now in Appropriations
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Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time
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Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 02/10/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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Introduced
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Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
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Filed
Sponsors
- Broxson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Broxson
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Galvano | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Mercado | — | Not Voting |
| Omphroy | — | Not Voting |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Galvano | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Not Voting |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 0% | 0% | 38% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Not Voting |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Simpson | — | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 78 do?
- Transportation-related Facility Designations; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; revising the name of an honorary designation; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers and to examine the feasibility to rename the facilities specified; correcting the location of an honorary designation, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 78?
- SB 78 is sponsored by Broxson.
- What is the current status of SB 78?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 02, 2019. Enacted.
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