Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 1371 — Traffic and Pedestrian Safety

Last action — Died in Infrastructure and Security

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Traffic and Pedestrian Safety; Specifying pedestrian crosswalks that may be controlled by yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices; requiring removal of such devices from, and authorizing retrofitting of, certain crosswalks; requiring the Department of Transportation to request that the Federal Government allow replacement of yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices with red rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices; providing requirements for such replacement if such request is granted; providing a declaration of important state interest, etc.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1371 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to traffic and pedestrian safety;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1371 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to traffic and pedestrian safety;
specifying pedestrian crosswalks that may be controlled by yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices;
requiring a pedestrian crosswalk on a public highway, street, or road which is located at any point other than at an intersection with another public highway, street, or road to be controlled by traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals that conform to specified requirements;
requiring the Legislature to request that the Federal Government allow replacement of yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices with red rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices;
providing coordination requirements for such devices and signals;
providing requirements for replacement or removal of rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices based on the decision of the Federal Government regarding such request;
requiring, by a specified date, the entity with jurisdiction over a public highway, street, or road with a certain pedestrian crosswalk to ensure that the crosswalk is controlled by coordinated traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals;
authorizing such entity to alternatively remove any such crosswalk;
316.0756 Traffic control devices at crosswalks.— (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, only a pedestrian crosswalk that is located on a public highway, street, or road that has no more than two lanes and for which the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less may be controlled Page 1 of 2 CODING:
316.0756 Traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals at crosswalks other than at intersections.— Page 1 of 3 CODING:
hb1371-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1371 2020 by yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices.
hb1371-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1371 2020 (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a pedestrian crosswalk on a public highway, street, or road which is located at any point other than at an intersection with another public highway, street, or road must be controlled by coordinated traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals that conform to the requirements of chapters 4D and 4E of the most recent Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and other applicable Department of Transportation specifications.
(2) The Legislature shall request that the Federal Government allow existing yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices at each crosswalk described in subsection (1) to be replaced by red rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices.
Traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals at crosswalk locations described in this section must be coordinated according to all of the following requirements:
If the Federal Government grants such request, all yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices at each such crosswalk shall be replaced by red rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices within 12 months.
(a) Vehicular traffic approaching the crosswalk is required to come to a complete stop before pedestrians are permitted to enter the crosswalk.
If the Federal Government does not grant such request, the entity with jurisdiction over a public highway, street, or road with a crosswalk that does not meet the requirements of subsection (1) which is in existence on July 1, 2020, shall ensure that, by October 1, 2024, all rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices are removed from such crosswalk.
(b) Traffic control signal devices at intersections adjacent to the crosswalk are taken into consideration as provided in the most recent Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and other applicable Department of Transportation specifications.
The entity with jurisdiction may alternatively completely remove such crosswalk or retrofit the crosswalk with legally acceptable equipment.
(2) By October 1, 2024, the entity with jurisdiction over a public highway, street, or road with a crosswalk described in subsection (1) which is in existence on July 1, 2020, shall ensure that such crosswalk is controlled by coordinated traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals as required under subsection (1).
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hb1371-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1371 2020 alternatively remove any such existing crosswalk.
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Action History

  1. Died in Infrastructure and Security

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 1

  7. Amendment(s) adopted (171317)

  8. Read 3rd time

  9. Placed on 3rd reading

  10. Amendment(s) adopted (142711)

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time

  15. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  16. CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0

  17. On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall

  18. Now in State Affairs Committee

  19. CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time

  20. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  21. CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  22. On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/10/20, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall

  23. Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

  24. CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time

  25. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  26. CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0

  27. On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall

  28. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

  29. Introduced

  30. Filed

Sponsors

  • Fine · Primary
  • Caruso · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Fine
  • Caruso

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 118 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79101
Republican 27000
Democrat 12000
Total 118101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Cortes — Yea
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 — Nay
Caruso — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Casello — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
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
Mercado — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Omphroy — 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
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 Yea
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

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Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14003
Republican 5001
Democrat 1000
Total 20004
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Clemons — Not Voting
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Latvala — Not Voting
Newton — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Roth — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Zika — Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Not Voting

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Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3001
Democrat 1000
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Geller — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Not Voting
Smith, David Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea

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Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Republican 2001
Democrat 2000
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Drake — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Payne — Not Voting
Ponder — Yea
Stone — Yea
Zika — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1371 do?
Traffic and Pedestrian Safety; Specifying pedestrian crosswalks that may be controlled by yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices; requiring removal of such devices from, and authorizing retrofitting of, certain crosswalks; requiring the Department of Transportation to request that the Federal Government allow replacement of yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices with red rectangular rapid flashing beacon traffic control devices; providing requirements for such replacement if such request is granted; providing a declaration of important state interest, etc.
Who sponsors HB 1371?
HB 1371 is sponsored by Fine and Caruso.
What is the current status of HB 1371?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1371?
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