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SB 462 — Transportation

Last action — Chapter No. 2025-149, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 19, 2025.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Transportation; Requiring counties to report certain information to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually by a specified date; revising the definitions of the terms “dynamic driving task,” “micromobility device,” and “vehicle”; revising provisions relating to the administration and financing of certain aviation and airport programs and projects; revising the bidding and award process for contracts for road construction and maintenance projects; revising membership of the governing body of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 By the Committees on Regulated Industries;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 By the Committee on Transportation;
and Transportation;
and Senator DiCeglie 596-02596-25 2025462c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to transportation;
and Senator DiCeglie 580-03186-25 2025462c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to transportation;
authorizing the department Page 1 of 43 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 to acquire property or property rights in advance to preserve a corridor for future proposed improvements;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 to acquire property or property rights in advance to preserve a corridor for future proposed improvements;
authorizing the department to waive contractor certification requirements for Page 2 of 43 CODING:
authorizing the department to waive contractor certification requirements for Page 2 of 71 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 certain projects;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 certain projects;
337.19, F.S.;
limiting the period in which a suit by or against the department may be commenced for a claim related to a written warranty or defect for a contract entered into on or after a certain date;
amending s.
337.401, F.S.;
revising construction;
requiring that the removal or relocation of an electric utility transmission line be at the utility owner’s expense, rather than the electric utility’s expense;
requiring certain entities to make underground utilities within a right-of-way electronically detectable;
requiring a utility owner to pay the authority actual damages in certain circumstances;
conditioning the issuance of permits for certain utility placements on the payment of certain costs;
defining the term “as-built plans”;
providing submission requirements for as-built plans;
requiring the submission of as-built plans before reimbursement of certain costs;
amending s.
337.403, F.S.;
authorizing the department to reimburse a certain percentage of costs for relocation of certain Page 3 of 71 CODING:
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revising the costs considered in determining whether the department may participate in utility work costs;
revising the agreements under which the authority must bear the cost of utility removal or relocation;
revising a determination that, if made by the department, authorizes the department to pay the cost of certain utility work;
requiring the department and a utility owner to adhere to certain rules and procedures before issuance of the notice to initiate work;
requiring the department to provide to a utility owner preliminary plans and certain notice;
requiring the utility owner to submit certain plans to the department;
authorizing the department to withhold certain amounts due a utility owner and the issuance of certain work permits under certain circumstances;
requiring that the plans include a utility relocation schedule;
providing for extensions and revisions to a utility relocation schedule in certain circumstances;
providing that a utility owner is liable to the department for certain damages;
requiring the department to establish mediation boards to resolve certain disputes between the department and a utility;
providing mediation board requirements and procedures;
providing for compensation of members of the mediation board;
authorizing rulemaking;
amending s.
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revising projects and strategies to be considered in developing an M.P.O.’s long-range transportation plan and transportation improvement program;
revising projects and strategies to be considered in Page 4 of 71 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 developing an M.P.O.’s long-range transportation plan and transportation improvement program;
to execute a written agreement with the department regarding state and federal transportation Page 3 of 43 CODING:
to execute a written agreement with the department regarding state and federal transportation planning requirements;
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 planning requirements;
amending s.
amending ss.
348.0304, F.S.;
125.42, 202.20, 331.310, and 610.106, F.S.;
revising membership of the governing body of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency;
conforming cross-references;
amending s.
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conforming a cross-reference;
332.115(1), F.S., relating to joint project agreements with port districts for transportation corridors between airports and port facilities, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
332.115(1), F.S., relating to joint project Page 5 of 71 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 agreements with port districts for transportation corridors between airports and port facilities, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
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212.20 Funds collected, disposition;
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After the distribution under subparagraph 1., 8.9744 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer located within a participating county pursuant to s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer located within a participating county pursuant to s.
After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and Page 5 of 43 CODING:
After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3., 2.0810 percent of the available proceeds shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Counties pursuant to s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 3., 2.0810 percent of the available proceeds shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Counties pursuant to s.
If the total proceeds to be distributed are less than the amount received in combination from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000, each municipality shall receive an amount proportionate to the amount it was due in state fiscal year 1999-2000.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 received in combination from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000, each municipality shall receive an amount proportionate to the amount it was due in state fiscal year 1999-2000.
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550.135 be paid directly to the district school board, special district, or a municipal government, such payment must continue until the local or special law is amended or repealed.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 district school board, special district, or a municipal government, such payment must continue until the local or special law is amended or repealed.
The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly to each applicant certified as a facility for a new or retained professional sports franchise pursuant to s.
The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly to each Page 8 of 71 CODING:
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The department shall distribute up to $83,333 monthly to Page 7 of 43 CODING:
The department shall distribute up to $83,333 monthly to each certified applicant as defined in s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 each certified applicant as defined in s.
The department shall distribute $15,333 monthly to the State Transportation Trust Fund.
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(II) Beginning July 2022, and on or before the 25th day of each month, the department shall distribute $90 million monthly Page 8 of 43 CODING:
(II) Beginning July 2022, and on or before the 25th day of each month, the department shall distribute $90 million monthly to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.
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218.3215 County transportation project data.—Each county shall annually provide the Department of Transportation with Page 9 of 43 CODING:
218.3215 County transportation project data.—Each county shall annually provide the Department of Transportation with uniform project data.
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316.183 Unlawful speed.— (2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits for all vehicles must be 30 miles per hour in business or residence districts, and 55 miles per hour at any time at all other locations.
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However, with respect to a residence district, a county or municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20 or 25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable.
It is not necessary to conduct a separate investigation for each residence district.
The Department of Transportation shall determine the safe and advisable minimum speed limit on all highways that comprise a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and have at least not fewer than four lanes is 40 miles per hour, except that when the posted Page 10 of 43 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 speed limit is 70 miles per hour, the minimum speed limit is 50 miles per hour.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 316.183 Unlawful speed.— (2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits for all vehicles must be 30 miles per hour in business or residence districts, and 55 miles per hour at any time at all other locations.
However, with respect to a residence district, a county or municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20 or 25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable.
It is not necessary to conduct a separate investigation for each residence district.
The Department of Transportation shall determine the safe and advisable minimum speed limit on all highways that comprise a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and have at least not fewer than four lanes is 40 miles per hour, except that when the posted speed limit is 70 miles per hour, the minimum speed limit is 50 miles per hour.
Section 5.
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(4) “Airport or aviation development project” or “development project” means any activity associated with the design, construction, purchase, improvement, or repair of a Page 11 of 43 CODING:
(4) “Airport or aviation development project” or “development project” means any activity associated with the design, construction, purchase, improvement, or repair of a public-use airport or portion thereof, including, but not limited to:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 public-use airport or portion thereof, including, but not limited to:
and the improvement of access to the airport by road or rail system which is on airport property and which is consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government comprehensive plan of the units of local government in which the airport is located.
and the improvement of access to the airport by road or rail system which is on airport property and which is consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government comprehensive plan of the units of local government in which the Page 13 of 71 CODING:
(5) “Airport or aviation discretionary capacity improvement projects” or “discretionary capacity improvement projects” means capacity improvements which are consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government comprehensive plans of the units of local government in which the public-use airport is located, and which enhance intercontinental capacity at airports which:
(a) Are international airports with United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection;
(b) Had one or more regularly scheduled intercontinental flights during the previous calendar year or have an agreement in writing for installation of one or more regularly scheduled intercontinental flights upon the commitment of funds for Page 12 of 43 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 stipulated airport capital improvements;
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(5) “Airport or aviation discretionary capacity improvement projects” or “discretionary capacity improvement projects” means capacity improvements which are consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government comprehensive plans of the units of local government in which the public-use airport is located, and which enhance intercontinental capacity at airports which:
(a) Are international airports with United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection;
(b) Had one or more regularly scheduled intercontinental flights during the previous calendar year or have an agreement in writing for installation of one or more regularly scheduled intercontinental flights upon the commitment of funds for stipulated airport capital improvements;
332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within the resources provided pursuant to chapter 216:
332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within Page 14 of 71 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 the resources provided pursuant to chapter 216:
Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (4), subsection (6), paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (7), and subsections (8) and (10) of section 332.007, Florida Statutes, Page 13 of 43 CODING:
Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (4), subsection (6), paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (7), and subsections (8) and (10) of section 332.007, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (11) is added to that section, to read:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 are amended, and subsection (11) is added to that section, to read:
(c) No single airport shall secure airport or aviation development project funds in excess of 25 percent of the total airport or aviation development project funds available in any given budget year.
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However, any public-use airport which receives discretionary capacity improvement project funds in a given fiscal year shall not receive greater than 10 percent of total aviation and airport development project funds appropriated in that fiscal year.
(6) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the department may participate in the capital cost of eligible public-use public airport and aviation development projects in accordance with the following rates, unless otherwise provided in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing the General Appropriations Act:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 of eligible project costs which are not funded by the Federal Government, except that the department may initially fund up to 75 percent of the cost of land acquisition for a new airport or for the expansion of an existing airport which is owned and operated by a municipality, a county, or an authority, and shall be reimbursed to the normal statutory project share when federal funds become available or within 10 years after the date of acquisition, whichever is earlier.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 development project funds in excess of 25 percent of the total airport or aviation development project funds available in any given budget year.
However, any public-use airport which receives discretionary capacity improvement project funds in a given fiscal year shall not receive greater than 10 percent of total aviation and airport development project funds appropriated in that fiscal year.
(6) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the department may participate in the capital cost of eligible public-use public airport and aviation development projects in accordance with the following rates, unless otherwise provided in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing the General Appropriations Act:
(a) The department may fund up to 50 percent of the portion of eligible project costs which are not funded by the Federal Government, except that the department may initially fund up to 75 percent of the cost of land acquisition for a new airport or for the expansion of an existing airport which is owned and operated by a municipality, a county, or an authority, and shall be reimbursed to the normal statutory project share when federal funds become available or within 10 years after the date of acquisition, whichever is earlier.
Such projects must be contained in the Federal Government’s Airport Capital Improvement Program, and the Federal Government must fund, or have funded, the first year of the project.
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(b) The department may retroactively reimburse cities, counties, or airport authorities up to 50 percent of the nonfederal share for land acquisition when such land is needed for airport safety, expansion, tall structure control, clear zone protection, or noise impact reduction.
No land purchased prior to July 1, 1990, or purchased prior to executing the required department agreements shall be eligible for reimbursement.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 aviation development projects at public-use publicly owned, publicly operated airports.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 Such projects must be contained in the Federal Government’s Airport Capital Improvement Program, and the Federal Government must fund, or have funded, the first year of the project.
(b) The department may retroactively reimburse cities, counties, or airport authorities up to 50 percent of the nonfederal share for land acquisition when such land is needed for airport safety, expansion, tall structure control, clear zone protection, or noise impact reduction.
No land purchased prior to July 1, 1990, or purchased prior to executing the required department agreements shall be eligible for reimbursement.
(c) When federal funds are not available, the department may fund up to 80 percent of master planning and eligible aviation development projects at public-use publicly owned, publicly operated airports.
The annual legislative budget request shall be based on the funding required for discretionary capacity improvement projects in the aviation and airport work program.
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Eligible projects may include activities associated with aviation master planning, professional education, safety and security planning, enhancing economic development and efficiency at airports in this state, or other planning efforts to improve the viability of public-use airports in this state.
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Such projects must be prioritized based on the amount of available nonstate matching funds.
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Subject to the availability of appropriated funds from aviation fuel tax revenues, the department may provide for improvements under this section to a municipality, a county, or an authority that has a private partner under the Airport Investment Partnership Program for the capital cost of a discretionary improvement project at a public-use airport.
Subject to the availability of appropriated funds from aviation fuel tax revenues, the department may provide for improvements under this section to a municipality, a county, or an authority that has a private partner under the Page 19 of 71 CODING:
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(35) To expend funds for provide a construction workforce development program, in consultation with affected stakeholders, Page 18 of 43 CODING:
(35) To expend funds for provide a construction workforce development program, in consultation with affected stakeholders, for delivery of projects designated in the department’s work program.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 for delivery of projects designated in the department’s work program.
Subsection (3) of section 334.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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(d) The Secretary of Commerce, or his or her designee.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 (d) The Secretary of Commerce, or his or her designee.
334.63 Project concept studies and project development and environment studies.— (1) Project concept studies and project development and environment studies for capacity improvement projects on limited access facilities must include the evaluation of alternatives that provide transportation capacity using elevated roadway above existing lanes.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 (1) Project concept studies and project development and environment studies for capacity improvement projects on limited access facilities must include the evaluation of alternatives that provide transportation capacity using elevated roadway above existing lanes.
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requirements of vehicle registration.— (1) The department shall have authority to enter into contracts for the construction and maintenance of all roads designated as part of the State Highway System or the State Park Road System or of any roads placed under its supervision by law.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 requirements of vehicle registration.— (1) The department shall have authority to enter into contracts for the construction and maintenance of all roads designated as part of the State Highway System or the State Park Road System or of any roads placed under its supervision by law.
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the department may award the proposed construction and maintenance work to the lowest responsible bidder, or in the instance of a time-plus- money contract, the lowest evaluated responsible bidder, or it may reject all bids and proceed to rebid the work in accordance with subsection (2) or otherwise perform the work.
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Reject all bids and proceed to rebid the work in accordance with subsection (2);
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 accordance with subsection (2);
Upon reaching a decision regarding the lowest bidder’s best and final offer, the department must post notice of final agency action to either reject all bids or accept the best and final offer.
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(7) (b) If the department determines that it is in the best interests of the public, the department may combine the design and construction phases of a project fully funded in the work program into a single contract and select the design-build firm in the early stages of a project to ensure that the design-build firm is part of the collaboration and development of the design as part of a step-by-step progression through construction.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 and construction phases of a project fully funded in the work program into a single contract and select the design-build firm in the early stages of a project to ensure that the design-build firm is part of the collaboration and development of the design as part of a step-by-step progression through construction.
For phase two, the design-build firm may self-perform portions of the work and shall competitively bid construction trade subcontractor packages and, based upon these bids, negotiate with the department a fixed firm price or guaranteed maximum price that meets the project budget and scope as advertised in the request for qualifications.
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(15) Each contract let by the department for performance of bridge construction or maintenance over navigable waters must contain a provision requiring marine general liability insurance, in an amount to be determined by the department, which covers third-party personal injury and property damage caused by vessels used by the contractor in the performance of the work.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 coverage, which may be covered by endorsement on the marine general liability insurance policy or may be a separate policy.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 two, the design-build firm may self-perform portions of the work and shall competitively bid construction trade subcontractor packages and, based upon these bids, negotiate with the department a fixed firm price or guaranteed maximum price that meets the project budget and scope as advertised in the request for qualifications.
(15) Each contract let by the department for performance of bridge construction or maintenance over navigable waters must contain a provision requiring marine general liability insurance, in an amount to be determined by the department, which covers third-party personal injury and property damage caused by vessels used by the contractor in the performance of the work.
For a contract let by the department on or after July 1, 2025, such insurance must include protection and indemnity coverage, which may be covered by endorsement on the marine general liability insurance policy or may be a separate policy.
certificate of qualification;
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Any contractor who desires to bid on contracts in excess of $50 million and who is not qualified and in good standing with the department as of January 1, 2019, must first be certified by the department as qualified and must have satisfactorily completed two projects, each in excess of $15 million, for the department or for any other state department of transportation.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 462 580-03186-25 2025462c2 1, 2019, must first be certified by the department as qualified and must have satisfactorily completed two projects, each in excess of $15 million, for the department or for any other state department of transportation.
Each application for certification must be accompanied by audited, certified financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards by a certified public accountant licensed in this state or another state.
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If the application or the annual financial statement shows the financial condition of the applying contractor more than 4 months before the date on which the application is received by the department, the applicant must also submit interim audited, certified financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards Page 25 of 43 CODING:
If the application or the annual financial statement shows the financial condition of the applying contractor more than 4 months before the date on which the application is received by the department, the applicant must also submit interim audited, certified financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards by a certified public accountant licensed in this state or another state.
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However, the successful bidder on any construction contract must furnish a contract bond before prior to the award of the contract.
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337.185 State Arbitration Board.— (4) The contractor may submit a claim greater than $250,000 up to $2 $1 million per contract or, upon agreement of the parties, greater than up to $2 million per contract to be arbitrated by the board.
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An award issued by the board pursuant to this subsection is final if a request for a trial de novo is not filed within the time provided by Rule 1.830, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
At the trial de novo, the court may not admit evidence that there has been an arbitration proceeding, the nature or amount of the award, or any other matter concerning the conduct of the arbitration proceeding, except that testimony given in connection with at an arbitration hearing may be used for any purpose otherwise permitted by the Florida Evidence Code.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 462 596-02596-25 2025462c1 (4) The contractor may submit a claim greater than $250,000 up to $2 $1 million per contract or, upon agreement of the parties, greater than up to $2 million per contract to be arbitrated by the board.
An award issued by the board pursuant to this subsection is final if a request for a trial de novo is not filed within the time provided by Rule 1.830, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
At the trial de novo, the court may not admit evidence that there has been an arbitration proceeding, the nature or amount of the award, or any other matter concerning the conduct of the arbitration proceeding, except that testimony given in connection with at an arbitration hearing may be used for any purpose otherwise permitted by the Florida Evidence Code.
If a request for trial de novo is not filed within the time provided, the award issued by the board is final and enforceable by a court of law.
Subsection (2) of section 337.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
337.19 Suits by and against department;
limitation of actions;
forum.— (2) For contracts entered into on or after June 30, 1993, suits by or and against the department under this section must shall be commenced within 820 days of the final acceptance of the work.
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Section 17.
Present subsections (3) through (9) of section 337.401, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) through (10), respectively, paragraph (c) is added to subsection (1) and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, and paragraph (b) of subsection (1), subsection (2), paragraphs (a), (c), and (g) of present subsection (3), present subsection (5), paragraph (e) of present subsection (6), and paragraphs (d) and (n) of present subsection (7) of that section are amended, to read:
337.401 Use of right-of-way for utilities subject to regulation;
permit;
fees.— (1) (b) For aerial and underground electric utility transmission lines designed to operate at 69 or more kilovolts which that are needed to accommodate the additional electrical transfer capacity on the transmission grid resulting from new base-load generating facilities, the department’s rules shall provide for placement of and access to such transmission lines adjacent to and within the right-of-way of any department- controlled public roads, including longitudinally within limited access facilities where there is no other practicable alternative available, to the greatest extent allowed by federal law, if compliance with the standards established by such rules is achieved.
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If the department approves longitudinal placement of electric utility transmission lines in limited access facilities, compensation for the use of the right-of-way is required.
Such consideration or compensation paid by the electric utility owner in connection with the department’s issuance of a permit does not create any property right in the department’s property regardless of the amount of consideration paid or the improvements constructed on the property by the utility owner.
Upon notice by the department that the property is needed for expansion or improvement of the transportation facility, the electric utility transmission line will be removed or relocated at the utility owner’s electric utility’s sole expense.
The electric utility owner shall pay to the department reasonable damages resulting from the utility owner’s utility’s failure or refusal to timely remove or relocate its transmission lines.
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As used in this subsection, the term “base-load generating facilities” means electric power plants that are certified under part II of chapter 403.
(c) An entity that places, replaces, or relocates underground utilities within a right-of-way must make such underground utilities electronically detectable using techniques approved by the department.
(2) The authority may grant to any person who is a resident of this state, or to any corporation that which is organized under the laws of this state or licensed to do business within this state, the use of a right-of-way for the utility in accordance with such rules or regulations as the authority may adopt.
A utility may not be installed, located, or relocated unless authorized by a written permit issued by the authority.
However, for public roads or publicly owned rail corridors under the jurisdiction of the department, a utility relocation schedule and relocation agreement may be executed in lieu of a written permit.
The permit or relocation agreement must require the permitholder or party to the agreement to be responsible for any damage resulting from the work required.
The utility owner shall pay to the authority actual damages resulting from a failure or refusal to timely remove or relocate a utility.
Issuance of permits for new placement of utilities within the authority’s rights-of-way may be subject to payment of actual costs incurred by the authority due to the failure of the utility owner to timely relocate utilities pursuant to an approved utility work schedule, for damage done to existing infrastructure by the utility owner, and for roadway failures Page 32 of 71 CODING:
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The authority may initiate injunctive proceedings as provided in s.
120.69 to enforce provisions of this subsection or any rule or order issued or entered into pursuant thereto.
A permit application required under this subsection by a county or municipality having jurisdiction and control of the right-of-way of any public road must be processed and acted upon in accordance with the timeframes provided in subparagraphs (8)(d)7., 8., and 9 (7)(d)7., 8., and 9.
(3)(a) As used in this subsection, the term “as-built plans” means plans that include all changes and modifications that occur during the construction phase of a project.
(b) The authority and utility owner shall agree in writing to an approved depth of as-built plans in accordance with the scope of a project.
(c) The utility owner shall submit as-built plans within 20 business days after completion of the utility work which show actual final surface and subsurface utilities, including location alignment profile, depth, and geodetic datum of each structure.
As-built plans must be provided in an electronic format that is compatible with department software and meets technical specifications provided by the department or in an electronic format determined by the utility industry to be in accordance with industry standards.
The department may by written agreement make exceptions to the electronic format requirement.
(d) As-built plans must be submitted before any costs may be reimbursed by the authority under subsection (2).
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Rules or regulations imposed by a municipality or county relating to providers of communications services placing or maintaining communications facilities in its roads or rights-of-way must be generally applicable to all providers of communications services, taking into account the distinct engineering, construction, operation, maintenance, public works, and safety requirements of the provider’s facilities, and, notwithstanding any other law, may not require a provider of communications services to apply for or enter into an individual license, franchise, or other agreement with the municipality or county as a condition of placing or maintaining communications facilities in its roads or rights-of-way.
In addition to other reasonable rules or regulations that a municipality or county may adopt relating to the placement or maintenance of communications facilities in its roads or rights- of-way under this subsection or subsection (8) (7), a municipality or county may require a provider of communications services that places or seeks to place facilities in its roads or rights-of-way to register with the municipality or county.
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the name, address, and telephone number of a contact person for the registrant;
the number of the registrant’s current certificate of authorization issued by the Florida Public Service Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, or the Department of State;
a statement of whether the registrant is a pass-through provider as defined in subparagraph (7)(a)1.
(6)(a)1.;
the registrant’s federal employer identification number;
and any required proof of insurance or self-insuring status adequate to defend and cover claims.
A municipality or county may not require a registrant to renew a registration more frequently than every 5 years but may require during this period that a registrant update the registration information provided under this subsection within 90 days after a change in such information.
A municipality or county may not require the registrant to provide an inventory of communications facilities, maps, locations of such facilities, or other information by a registrant as a condition of registration, renewal, or for any other purpose;
provided, however, that a municipality or county may require as part of a permit application that the applicant identify at-grade communications facilities within 50 feet of the proposed installation location for the placement of at-grade communications facilities.
A municipality or county may not require a provider to pay any fee, cost, or other charge for registration or renewal thereof.
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Except as provided in this chapter or otherwise expressly authorized by chapter 202, chapter 364, or chapter 610, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, regulation, or requirement as to the placement or operation of communications facilities in a right-of-way by a communications services provider authorized by state or local law to operate in a right-of-way;
regulate any communications services;
or impose or collect any tax, fee, cost, charge, or exaction for the provision of communications services over the communications services provider’s communications facilities in a right-of-way.
(c) Any municipality or county that, as of January 1, 2019, elected to require permit fees from any provider of communications services that uses or occupies municipal or county roads or rights-of-way pursuant to former paragraph (c) or former paragraph (j), Florida Statutes 2018, may continue to require and collect such fees.
A municipality or county that elected as of January 1, 2019, to require permit fees may elect to forego such fees as provided herein.
A municipality or county that elected as of January 1, 2019, not to require permit fees may not elect to impose permit fees.
All fees authorized under this paragraph must be reasonable and commensurate with the direct and actual cost of the regulatory activity, including issuing and processing permits, plan reviews, physical inspection, and direct administrative costs;
must be demonstrable;
and must be equitable among users of the roads or rights-of-way.
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include any general administrative, management, or maintenance costs of the roads or rights-of-way;
or be based on a percentage of the value or costs associated with the work to be performed on the roads or rights-of-way.
In an action to recover amounts due for a fee not authorized under this paragraph, the prevailing party may recover court costs and attorney fees at trial and on appeal.
In addition to the limitations set forth in this section, a fee levied by a municipality or charter county under this paragraph may not exceed $100.
However, permit fees may not be imposed with respect to permits that may be required for service drop lines not required to be noticed under s.
556.108(5) or for any activity that does not require the physical disturbance of the roads or rights-of-way or does not impair access to or full use of the roads or rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, the performance of service restoration work on existing facilities, extensions of such facilities for providing communications services to customers, and the placement of micro wireless facilities in accordance with subparagraph (8)(e)3 (7)(e)3.
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If a municipality or charter county elects to not require permit fees, the total rate for the local communications services tax as computed under s.
202.20 for that municipality or charter county may be increased by ordinance or resolution by an amount not to exceed a rate of 0.12 percent.
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(g) A municipality or county may not use its authority over the placement of facilities in its roads and rights-of-way as a basis for asserting or exercising regulatory control over a provider of communications services regarding matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission or the Federal Communications Commission, including, but not limited to, the operations, systems, equipment, technology, qualifications, services, service quality, service territory, and prices of a provider of communications services.
A municipality or county may not require any permit for the maintenance, repair, replacement, extension, or upgrade of existing aerial wireline communications facilities on utility poles or for aerial wireline facilities between existing wireline communications facility attachments on utility poles by a communications services provider.
However, a municipality or county may require a right-of-way permit for work that involves excavation, closure of a sidewalk, or closure of a vehicular lane or parking lane, unless the provider is performing service restoration to existing facilities.
A permit application required by an authority under this section for the placement of communications facilities must be processed and acted upon consistent with the timeframes provided in subparagraphs (8)(d)7., 8., and 9 (7)(d)7., 8., and 9.
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As used in this section, the term “extension of existing facilities” includes those extensions from the rights-of-way into a customer’s private property for purposes of placing a service drop or those extensions from the rights-of-way into a utility easement to provide service to a discrete identifiable customer or group of customers.
(6)(5) This section, except subsections (1) and (2) and paragraph (4)(g) (3)(g), does not apply to the provision of pay telephone service on public, municipal, or county roads or rights-of-way.
(7)(6) (e) This subsection does not alter any provision of this section or s.
202.24 relating to taxes, fees, or other charges or impositions by a municipality or county on a dealer of communications services or authorize that any charges be assessed on a dealer of communications services, except as specifically set forth herein.
A municipality or county may not charge a pass-through provider any amounts other than the charges under this subsection as a condition to the placement or maintenance of a communications facility in the roads or rights- of-way of a municipality or county by a pass-through provider, except that a municipality or county may impose permit fees on a pass-through provider consistent with paragraph (4)(c) (3)(c).
(8)(7) (d) An authority may require a registration process and permit fees in accordance with subsection (4) (3).
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An authority may not directly or indirectly require an applicant to perform services unrelated to the collocation for which approval is sought, such as in-kind contributions to the authority, including reserving fiber, conduit, or pole space for the authority.
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An applicant may not be required to provide more information to obtain a permit than is necessary to demonstrate the applicant’s compliance with applicable codes for the placement of small wireless facilities in the locations identified in the application.
An applicant may not be required to provide inventories, maps, or locations of communications facilities in the right-of-way other than as necessary to avoid interference with other at-grade or aerial facilities located at the specific location proposed for a small wireless facility or within 50 feet of such location.
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An authority may not:
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Require the placement of small wireless facilities on any specific utility pole or category of poles;
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Require the placement of multiple antenna systems on a single utility pole;
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Require a demonstration that collocation of a small wireless facility on an existing structure is not legally or technically possible as a condition for granting a permit for the collocation of a small wireless facility on a new utility pole except as provided in paragraph (i);
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Require a meeting before filing an application;
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Require direct or indirect public notification or a public meeting for the placement of communication facilities in the right-of-way;
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Limit the size or configuration of a small wireless facility or any of its components, if the small wireless facility complies with the size limits in this subsection;
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Prohibit the installation of a new utility pole used to support the collocation of a small wireless facility if the installation otherwise meets the requirements of this subsection;
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Require that any component of a small wireless facility be placed underground except as provided in paragraph (i).
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Subject to paragraph (r), an authority may not limit the placement, by minimum separation distances, of small wireless facilities, utility poles on which small wireless facilities are or will be collocated, or other at-grade communications facilities.
However, within 14 days after the date of filing the application, an authority may request that the proposed location of a small wireless facility be moved to another location in the right-of-way and placed on an alternative authority utility pole or support structure or placed on a new utility pole.
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At the conclusion of the negotiation period, if the alternative location is accepted by the applicant, the applicant must notify the authority of such acceptance and the application shall be deemed granted for any new location for which there is agreement and all other locations in the application.
If an agreement is not reached, the applicant must notify the authority of such nonagreement and the authority must grant or deny the original application within 90 days after the date the application was filed.
A request for an alternative location, an acceptance of an alternative location, or a rejection of an alternative location must be in writing and provided by electronic mail.
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An authority shall limit the height of a small wireless facility to 10 feet above the utility pole or structure upon which the small wireless facility is to be collocated.
Unless waived by an authority, the height for a new utility pole is limited to the tallest existing utility pole as of July 1, 2017, located in the same right-of-way, other than a utility pole for which a waiver has previously been granted, measured from grade in place within 500 feet of the proposed location of the small wireless facility.
If there is no utility pole within 500 feet, the authority shall limit the height of the utility pole to 50 feet.
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Within 14 days after receiving an application, an authority must determine and notify the applicant by electronic mail as to whether the application is complete.
If an application is deemed incomplete, the authority must specifically identify the missing information.
An application is deemed complete if the authority fails to provide notification to the applicant within 14 days.
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An application must be processed on a nondiscriminatory basis.
A complete application is deemed approved if an authority fails to approve or deny the application within 60 days after receipt of the application.
If an authority does not use the 30- day negotiation period provided in subparagraph 4., the parties may mutually agree to extend the 60-day application review period.
The authority shall grant or deny the application at the end of the extended period.
A permit issued pursuant to an approved application shall remain effective for 1 year unless extended by the authority.
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An authority must notify the applicant of approval or denial by electronic mail.
An authority shall approve a complete application unless it does not meet the authority’s applicable codes.
If the application is denied, the authority must specify in writing the basis for denial, including the specific code provisions on which the denial was based, and send the documentation to the applicant by electronic mail on the day the authority denies the application.
The applicant may cure the deficiencies identified by the authority and resubmit the application within 30 days after notice of the denial is sent to the applicant.
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The review of a revised application is limited to the deficiencies cited in the denial.
If an authority provides for administrative review of the denial of an application, the review must be complete and a written decision issued within 45 days after a written request for review is made.
A denial must identify the specific code provisions on which the denial is based.
If the administrative review is not complete within 45 days, the authority waives any claim regarding failure to exhaust administrative remedies in any judicial review of the denial of an application.
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An applicant seeking to collocate small wireless facilities within the jurisdiction of a single authority may, at the applicant’s discretion, file a consolidated application and receive a single permit for the collocation of up to 30 small wireless facilities.
If the application includes multiple small wireless facilities, an authority may separately address small wireless facility collocations for which incomplete information has been received or which are denied.
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An authority may deny an application to collocate a small wireless facility or place a utility pole used to support a small wireless facility in the public rights-of-way if the proposed small wireless facility or utility pole used to support a small wireless facility:
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Materially interferes with the safe operation of traffic control equipment.
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Materially fails to comply with the 2017 edition of the Florida Department of Transportation Utility Accommodation Manual.
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Fails to comply with applicable codes.
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Fails to comply with objective design standards authorized under paragraph (r).
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An authority may adopt by ordinance provisions for insurance coverage, indemnification, force majeure, abandonment, authority liability, or authority warranties.
Such provisions must be reasonable and nondiscriminatory.
An authority may require a construction bond to secure restoration of the postconstruction rights-of-way to the preconstruction condition.
However, such bond must be time-limited to not more than 18 months after the construction to which the bond applies is completed.
For any financial obligation required by an authority allowed under this section, the authority shall accept a letter of credit or similar financial instrument issued by any financial institution that is authorized to do business within the United States, provided that a claim against the financial instrument may be made by electronic means, including by facsimile.
A provider of communications services may add an authority to any existing bond, insurance policy, or other relevant financial instrument, and the authority must accept such proof of coverage without any conditions other than consent to venue for purposes of any litigation to which the authority is a party.
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Collocation of a small wireless facility on an authority utility pole does not provide the basis for the imposition of an ad valorem tax on the authority utility pole.
14.
An authority may reserve space on authority utility poles for future public safety uses.
However, a reservation of space may not preclude collocation of a small wireless facility.
If replacement of the authority utility pole is necessary to accommodate the collocation of the small wireless facility and the future public safety use, the pole replacement is subject to make-ready provisions and the replaced pole shall accommodate the future public safety use.
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A structure granted a permit and installed pursuant to this subsection shall comply with chapter 333 and federal regulations pertaining to airport airspace protections.
(n) This subsection does not affect provisions relating to pass-through providers in subsection (7) (6).
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Present subsections (2) and (3) of section 337.403, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) and (5), respectively, new subsections (2) and (3) are added to that section, and subsection (1) of that section is amended, to read:
337.403 Interference caused by utility;
expenses.— (1) If a utility that is placed upon, under, over, or within the right-of-way limits of any public road or publicly owned rail corridor is found by the authority to be unreasonably interfering in any way with the convenient, safe, or continuous use, or the maintenance, improvement, extension, or expansion, Page 46 of 71 CODING:
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The work must be completed within such reasonable time as stated in the notice or such time as agreed to by the authority and the utility owner.
(a) If the relocation of utility facilities, as referred to in s.
111 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, Pub.
L.
No.
84-627, is necessitated by the construction of a project on the federal-aid interstate system, including extensions thereof within urban areas, and the cost of the project is eligible and approved for reimbursement by the Federal Government to the extent of 90 percent or more under the Federal-Aid Highway Act, or any amendment thereof, then in that event the utility owning or operating such facilities must shall perform any necessary work upon notice from the department, and the state must shall pay the entire expense properly attributable to such work after deducting therefrom any increase in the value of a new facility and any salvage value derived from an old facility.
(b) The department may reimburse up to 50 percent of the costs for relocation of publicly regulated utility facilities and municipally owned or county-owned utility facilities, and 100 percent of the costs for relocation of municipally owned or county-owned utility facilities located in a rural area of opportunity as defined in s.
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(c)(b) When a joint agreement between the department and the utility is executed for utility work to be accomplished as part of a contract for construction of a transportation facility, the department may participate in those utility work costs that exceed the department’s official estimate of the cost of the work by more than 10 percent in addition to any costs identified in paragraph (a).
The amount of such participation is limited to the difference between the official estimate of all the work in the joint agreement plus 10 percent and the amount awarded for this work in the construction contract for such work.
The department may not participate in any utility work costs that occur as a result of changes or additions during the course of the contract.
(d)(c) When an agreement between the department and utility is executed for utility work to be accomplished in advance of a contract for construction of a transportation facility, the department may participate in the cost of clearing and grubbing necessary to perform such work.
(e)(d) If the utility facility was initially installed to exclusively serve the authority or its tenants, or both, the authority must shall bear the costs of the utility work.
However, the authority is not responsible for the cost of utility work related to any subsequent additions to that facility for the purpose of serving others.
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(f)(e) If, under an agreement between a utility owner and the authority entered into after July 1, 2009, the utility conveys, subordinates, or relinquishes a compensable property right to the authority for the purpose of accommodating the acquisition or use of the right-of-way by the authority, without the agreement expressly addressing future responsibility for the cost of necessary utility work, the authority must shall bear the cost of removal or relocation.
This paragraph does not impair or restrict, and may not be used to interpret, the terms of any such agreement entered into before July 1, 2009.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2025-149, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155)

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. Placed on 3rd reading

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  11. 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)

  12. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)

  13. Bill referred to House Calendar

  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Amendment(s) adopted (133278, 425620, 950144)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25

  20. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  21. CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

  22. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  23. CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

  24. CS/CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

  25. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  26. Now in Fiscal Policy

  27. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  28. CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  29. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  30. CS by Transportation read 1st time

  31. Now in Regulated Industries

  32. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  33. CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 3

  34. On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building

  35. Introduced

  36. Referred to Transportation; Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy

  37. Filed

Sponsors

  • Nick DiCeglie · Primary
  • Transportation · Primary
  • Regulated Industries · Primary
  • Fiscal Policy · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (4)

  • DiCeglie, Nick Republican
  • Transportation
  • Regulated Industries
  • Fiscal Policy

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (160)

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 77004
Democrat 32001
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 114005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Not Voting
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
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
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Not Voting
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Kincart Jonsson, Jennifer Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Not Voting
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Not Voting
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Not Voting
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Collins — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Not Voting
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1000
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 1000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 0300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 462 do?
Transportation; Requiring counties to report certain information to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually by a specified date; revising the definitions of the terms “dynamic driving task,” “micromobility device,” and “vehicle”; revising provisions relating to the administration and financing of certain aviation and airport programs and projects; revising the bidding and award process for contracts for road construction and maintenance projects; revising membership of the governing body of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, etc.
Who sponsors SB 462?
SB 462 is sponsored by DiCeglie, Nick (Republican), Transportation, Regulated Industries, and Fiscal Policy.
What is the current status of SB 462?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
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