Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 690 — Prevention of Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke

Last action — Died in Transportation

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Prevention of Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke; Citing this act as the “Jace Lucas Leslie Act”; requiring, by a specified date, that certain motor vehicles be equipped with an alarm system that prompts the driver to inspect the motor vehicle for unattended occupants before exiting; requiring, by a specified date, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to initiate a public awareness campaign regarding such alarm systems; revising transportation safety minimum standards for the licensure of child care facilities, etc.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes requirements for alarm systems in motor vehicles to prevent leaving children unattended, and revises safety standards for child care transportation.

  • 316.2226

    316.2226 Unattended occupant alarm system required.—(1) As used in this section, the term “motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined in s. 316.003 which is operated on the roadways, streets, and highways of this state. The term does not include: (a) A bus used for the transportation of persons for compensation. (b) A farm tractor or implement of husbandry. (c) A truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. (d) A motorcycle, a moped, a bicycle, or an electric bicycle. (2) By October 1, 2024, any person who drives one or more children up to age 6 in a motor vehicle must equip the motor vehicle with an alarm system approved by the department which prompts the driver to inspect the motor vehicle for unattended occupants before exiting the motor vehicle. (3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318. (4) By September 1, 2024, the department shall initiate a public awareness campaign to educate individuals regarding the alarm system required under subsection (2). (5) The department shall adopt by rule minimum safety standards for such systems and shall maintain a list of approved alarm manufacturers and alarm systems that meet or exceed those standards.

    This creates a new statute requiring alarm systems in vehicles transporting children to prevent leaving them unattended.

  • 402.305

    Minimum standards must shall include all of the following: → Minimum standards shall include all of the following:

    This clarifies the language of the statute to ensure that minimum safety standards are explicitly required.

Action History

  1. Died in Transportation

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

  4. Filed

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 690 do?
Prevention of Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke; Citing this act as the “Jace Lucas Leslie Act”; requiring, by a specified date, that certain motor vehicles be equipped with an alarm system that prompts the driver to inspect the motor vehicle for unattended occupants before exiting; requiring, by a specified date, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to initiate a public awareness campaign regarding such alarm systems; revising transportation safety minimum standards for the licensure of child care facilities, etc.
Who sponsors SB 690?
SB 690 is sponsored by Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri".
What is the current status of SB 690?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 690?
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