Bill Summary
SB 572 High-speed Passenger Rail (2018 Session)
High-speed Passenger Rail; Designating the "Florida High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Act"; providing powers and duties of the Florida Department of Transportation; requiring the Florida Division of Emergency Management to offer, under certain circumstances, the local communities and local emergency services located along the rail corridor training specifically designed to help them respond to an accident involving rail passengers or hazardous materials; requiring a railroad company operating a high-speed passenger rail system to be solely responsible for certain maintenance, improvement, and upgrade costs, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018
10/20/17
SENATE
Filed
11/02/17
SENATE
Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Appropriations
11/06/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Transportation, 11/14/17, 2:00 pm, 401 S
11/14/17
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Transportation; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/15/17
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/27/17
SENATE
Now in Community Affairs
01/18/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 301 S - Workshop
01/23/18
SENATE
Workshopped by Community Affairs
03/10/18
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/10/18
SENATE
Died in Community Affairs
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- FL Senate Transportation Committee to Consider High Speed Rail Safety Legislation
- Statement by CARE FL Chairman Brent Hanlon regarding the Senate Transportation Committee's Passage of High Speed Rail Safety Act
- Memo: Letter from Senator Debbie Mayfield to Governor Rick Scott Re: High-Speed Rail Safety
- The Mayfield Minute: Pre-Session Update
- Media Advisory Re: High Speed Rail Safety Concerns
- High-Speed Rail Fatalities Highlight Need for State Safety Measures
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