HB 657 — Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits
Last action — Chapter No. 2023-174
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 31, 2023.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits; Authorizes county or municipality to enforce speed limit in school zone through speed detection system; requires DOT to establish specifications; requires notice to public; requires law enforcement agency to administer School Crossing Guard Recruitment & Retention Program; provides for issuance of traffic citations by traffic infraction enforcement officer; provides notification requirements & procedures; provides photographs or video & evidence of speed are admissible in proceedings; requires reports; requires law enforcement agency to maintain log & perform tests of speed detection systems; provides penalty for speed limit violation in school zone; prohibits points from being imposed against driver license; prohibits infractions from being used to set insurance rates.
Bill Text
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Read HB 657 on the official Florida source →Action History
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Chapter No. 2023-174
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 3
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Read 3rd time
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Read 2nd time
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Received
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Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 588
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
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Referred to Fiscal Policy
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In Messages
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 95, NAYS 6
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Amendment 825165 adopted
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Read 2nd time
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Bill referred to House Calendar
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1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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CS Filed
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Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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PCS added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
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Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS Filed
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Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
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Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
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PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
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Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Susan L. Valdés · Cosponsor
- Stan McClain · Cosponsor
- Johanna López · Cosponsor
- Michael "Mike" Gottlieb · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Daniels · Cosponsor
- Fabián Basabe · Cosponsor
- Traci Koster · Primary
- Transportation & Modals Subcommittee · Primary
- Infrastructure Strategies Committee · Primary
- Vicki L. Lopez · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Koster, Traci Republican
- Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- Infrastructure Strategies Committee
Co-sponsors (7)
- Valdés, Susan L. Republican
- McClain, Stan Republican
- López, Johanna Democrat
- Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat
- Daniels, Kimberly Democrat
- Basabe, Fabián Republican
- Lopez, Vicki L. Republican
Not signed on (154)
154 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 154 →"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 |
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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 48 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 95 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 5% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Temple | — | Nay |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Not Voting |
| Fine | — | Not Voting |
| Bell | — | Not Voting |
| Stevenson | — | Not Voting |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Amesty | — | Yea |
| Rayner-Goolsby | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Grant | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Benjamin | — | Yea |
| Rudman | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Not Voting |
| Lopez, V. | — | Not Voting |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Bartleman, Robin | Democrat | Yea |
| Bracy Davis, LaVon | Democrat | Yea |
| Campbell, Daryl | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chambliss, Kevin D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Cross, Lindsay | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Dunkley, Lisa | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Franklin II, Gallop | Democrat | Yea |
| Gantt, Ashley Viola | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Harris, Jennifer "Rita" | Democrat | Yea |
| Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" | Democrat | Yea |
| Hinson, Yvonne Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Hunschofsky, Christine | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| López, Johanna | Democrat | Yea |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Yea |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Yea |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Tant, Allison | Democrat | Yea |
| Woodson, Marie Paule | Democrat | Yea |
| Abbott, Shane G. | Republican | Yea |
| Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" | Republican | Yea |
| Anderson, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Not Voting |
| Baker, Jessica | Republican | Yea |
| Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" | Republican | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Basabe, Fabián | Republican | Yea |
| Berfield, Kimberly | Republican | Yea |
| Black, Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Borrero, David | Republican | Nay |
| Botana, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Busatta, Demi | Republican | Yea |
| Canady, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Cassel, Hillary | Republican | Yea |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Not Voting |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Esposito, Tiffany | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Nay |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| Giallombardo, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzalez Pittman, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Gossett-Seidman, Peggy | Republican | Yea |
| Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" | Republican | Yea |
| Holcomb, Jeff | Republican | Nay |
| Jacques, Berny | Republican | Nay |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Maney, Patt | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Not Voting |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael, Kiyan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Nay |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Porras, Juan Carlos | Republican | Yea |
| Rizo, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Salzman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, John | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Steele, Kevin M. | Republican | Yea |
| Trabulsy, Dana | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tramont, Chase | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarkosky, Taylor Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 8% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Powell | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Nay |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Nay |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Nay |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Hunschofsky, Christine | Democrat | Yea |
| López, Johanna | Democrat | Yea |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Botana, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Cassel, Hillary | Republican | Yea |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 7% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Bracy Davis, LaVon | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Campbell, Daryl | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Jacques, Berny | Republican | Nay |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, John | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Lopez, V. | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Harris, Jennifer "Rita" | Democrat | Yea |
| Hinson, Yvonne Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" | Republican | Yea |
| Basabe, Fabián | Republican | Yea |
| Esposito, Tiffany | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Yea |
| Michael, Kiyan | Republican | Yea |
| Porras, Juan Carlos | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 657 do?
- Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits; Authorizes county or municipality to enforce speed limit in school zone through speed detection system; requires DOT to establish specifications; requires notice to public; requires law enforcement agency to administer School Crossing Guard Recruitment & Retention Program; provides for issuance of traffic citations by traffic infraction enforcement officer; provides notification requirements & procedures; provides photographs or video & evidence of speed are admissible in proceedings; requires reports; requires law enforcement agency to maintain log & perform tests of speed detection systems; provides penalty for speed limit violation in school zone; prohibits points from being imposed against driver license; prohibits infractions from being used to set insurance rates.
- Who sponsors HB 657?
- HB 657 is sponsored by Valdés, Susan L. (Republican), McClain, Stan (Republican), López, Johanna (Democrat), Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" (Democrat), Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Koster, Traci (Republican), Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, Infrastructure Strategies Committee, and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 657?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2023. Enacted.
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