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>> Chair: GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. MARILYN WE PLEASE CALL ROLL? >> Chair Massull: HERE. >> VC Avila: >> Sen. Arrington: HERE. >> Sen. Davis: HERE. >> Sen. Jones: HERE. >> Sen. Martin: HERE. >> Sen. McClain: HERE. >> Sen. Truenow: HERE. >> Sen. Wright: HERE >> A QUORUM IS PRESENT MR. CHAIR. >> Chair: THANK YOU MARILYN. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE SHOULD PLEASE PRESENT AN APPEARANCE CARD TO ONE OF THE SERGEANTS. SHOULD YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK YOUR POSITION WILL BE HELD AND NOTED BY THE COMMITTEE. EVERYONE IF YOU COULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. WE HAVE A REALLY NICE AGENDA TODAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE HAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO LOOK OVER. BEFORE WE DO THAT SINCE SENATOR DICEGLIE IS IN THE ROOM HE IS RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT HIS BILL SB 654 TRAFFIC INFARCTION ENFORCEMENT. >> Senator: THANK YOU SENATE BILL 654 ADDRESSES A RANGE OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE CAMERA ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS FOR RED LIGHT RUNNING, SPEEDING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND ILLEGALLY PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENCY AND PREDICTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN THESE PROGRAMS AND IN DRAFTING THE BILL I RECEIVED INPUT FROM A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. SENATORS I AM GOING TO GO THROUGH IT IS A FAIRLY LARGE BILL COMPREHENSIVE. I WILL GO THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTED BULLETS FOR YOUR INFORMATION. RELATING TO RED LIGHT CAMERA'S THE BILL AUTHORIZES THE CLERK OF COURT TO RETAIN 10% OF THE REVENUES RECEIVED FROM PENALTIES TO FUND CLERK RELATED FUNCTIONS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR OTHER TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AND FINES AND AS YOU SEE SENATORS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS THE GOAL HERE IS TO BE CONSISTENT WHEN IT COMES TO RED LIGHT CAMERA'S, SCHOOL ZONES AND SCHOOLBUS CAMERAS. THE BILL DEFINES THE TERM CAREFUL AND PRUDENT MANNER AS IT RELATES TO RIGHT TURNS ON RED. IT AUTHORIZES VIRTUAL HEARINGS FOR MOTORS TO CHALLENGE NOTICES OF VIOLATION. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROCESS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE VIOLATIONS REALLY HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS CAMERA SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE STATE. IT REQUIRES COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES OFFERING TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTORS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS IT PROHIBITS THE USE OF TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTORS FOR REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND LIMITS THE USE OF THE DATA RECORDED BY TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTORS. UNRELATED IN RELATION TO THE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL ZONES THE BILL LIMITS THE USE OF THESE SYSTEMS TO TIMES WHEN THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT IS IN EFFECT AND REQUIRES ANY APPLICABLE FLASHING BEACONS BE ACTIVATED. I THINK THAT IS SIMPLY A FAIRNESS ISSUE. IT REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY MOTOR VEHICLE TO POST ON ITS WEBSITE PROGRAM. PROGRAM DATA IT RECEIVES FROM COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AS CURRENTLY REQUIRED FOR RED LIGHT CAMERA SPIRIT AGAIN THAT CONSISTENCY PROHIBITS INDIVIDUALS AND VENDORS FROM RECEIVING A COMMISSION OR BEING PAID ON A PER VIOLATION BASIS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CAMERA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AND THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. IT AUTHORIZES THE USE OF VIRTUAL HEARINGS FOR MOTORS TO CHALLENGE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND FINALLY SENATORS RELATING TO SCHOOLBUS CAMERAS THE BILL REQUIRES A SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOLBUS INFRACTION DETECTION SYSTEMS ON DISTRICT SCHOOL BUSES. REMOVES A PROVISION THAT SUFFICIENCY OF SIGNAGE NOTIFYING DRIVERS OF A DETECTOR MAY NOT BE USED TO CHALLENGE A VIOLATION. IT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON SCHOOL BUS CAMERA PROGRAM AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. IT REQUIRES TRAFFIC INFRACTION ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ENFORCING SCHOOL BUS VIOLATION TO MEET STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH OFFICERS. IT REQUIRES CERTAIN INFRACTION DATA TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE LOCAL HEARING OFFICER DURING THE SAME TIMEFRAME REQUIRED FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS. I WANT TO SAY ONE FINAL THING SENATORS IN MY PRESENTATION YOU KNOW OVER THE YEARS OBVIOUSLY BACK IN 2010 THE STATE LEGISLATURE IMPLEMENTED RED LIGHT CAMERA'S. I BELIEVE IN 2023 WE DID THE SCHOOL ZONES AND FOLLOWING THE SCHOOLBUS CAMERAS. I'M NOT A FAN OF THESE CAMERAS. I WILL BE IN FULL DISCLOSURE THERE. I THINK RIGHT NOW AS WE HAVE THEM OPERATING IN OUR STATE I THINK WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE CAN BE PROCONSUMER AND CREATE SOME PROCESSES THAT ARE FAIR. MAKING SURE THE REPORTING IS ACCURATE. I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO A LONG WAY IN DEALING WITH A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. MR. CHAIRMAN THAT'S THE BILL AND THERE IS AN AMENDMENT AS WELL. >> Chair: VERY GOOD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL BEFORE HE GETS TO HIS AMENDMENT? MEMBERS? QUESTIONS? YOU WAIVE? ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT YOUR AMENDMENT BARCODE 539650. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN THIS AMENDMENT CLARIFIES A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGARDING SPEED DETECTION SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL ZONES AS FOR THE PREVIOUS STATE FISCAL YEAR AND FINALLY THIS AMENDMENT CLARIFIES WHICH ENTITY COUNTY INDUS VALLEY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MUST RECEIVE THE AFFIDAVIT TRANSFERRING LIABILITY FOR A TRAFFIC AND FORCED - TRAFFIC INFRACTION FOR PURPOSE OF RESETTING TIME LIMITATION AND MR. CHAIRMAN THAT IS THE AMENDMENT. >> Chair: ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? MEMBERS? DO WE HAVE ANY APPEARANCE CARDS ON THE AMENDMENT? WE HAVE JENNIFER GUY WAIVES IN SUPPORT. ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL VIEW THAT AMENDMENT AS ACCEPTED WITHOUT ANY OBJECTION. I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU WOULD WAIVE CLOSE? >> ABSOLUTELY I WAIVE CLOSE MR. CHAIRMAN. >> Chair: WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? SENATOR DAVIS YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen. Davis: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. HI SENATOR, HOW ARE YOU DOING? JUST CURIOSITY. THE ACCESS TO THE CAMERA FOOTAGE WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE CAMERAS, WHAT PROHIBITS IT? IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE BILL THAT PROHIBITS ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT OR MOU WITH ANY OF OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION BACK AND FORTH? IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE BILL THAT ALLOWS THAT OR PROHIBITS IT? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. I DON'T THINK THE BILL SPECIFICALLY TOUCHES ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AGAIN I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO DIVE INTO A LITTLE DEEPER BUT I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY IN CURRENT STATUTE. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION THE SHARING OF THAT TYPE INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT HOWEVER I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THEY ARE PRETTY STRICT AS THEY SHOULD BE PRIVACY LIMITATIONS TO THESE CAMERAS IN GENERAL. >> Sen. Davis: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN MAY I FOLLOW-UP? AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. IT ANSWERS A LOT OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAD. BUT AGAIN YOU SAID THAT WITH THE INFORMATION SHARING IT IS ALREADY COVERED IN STATUTE. WHAT ABOUT FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES? DOES THE BILL PROHIBITS THAT IN ANY TYPE OF LAY? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Senator: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE A SYSTEM THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE AND WE TALK ABOUT THESE CAMERAS IN THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT OR THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT IF SOMEONE DOES NOT STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS OR THE ABILITY FOR SOMEONE SPEEDING OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR IN A SCHOOL ZONE I THINK THOSE ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THERE'S NO NEW TECHNOLOGY OR ANY FACE RECOGNITION THAT IS ADDRESSED IN THIS BILL. >> Chair: OKAY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SENATOR MARTIN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen. Martin: THANK YOU SENATOR DICEGLIE AND YOUR EFFORT TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS. I HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS ONE INVOLVES SCHOOLBUS CAMERAS AND SCHOOLBUS STOPS AND THE OTHER INVOLVES THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE. LET'S START WITH THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE. IF I MAY YOUR BILL SPECIFICALLY SAYS IF THERE ARE FLASHING LIGHTS FLASHING LIGHTS MUST BE ACTIVATED BASICALLY TO WARN MOTORISTS THAT THE SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT IS IN EFFECT. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY WE COULD REQUIRE IF THERE IS A CAMERA IN A SCHOOL ZONE THAT THERE MUST BE AMBER LIGHTS FLASHING TO WARN MOTORISTS OF THE REDUCED SPEED? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Senator: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE MORE INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AS TO -LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL ZONE. HOW THAT SCHOOL ZONE IS ACTIVATED SO WHERE IT IS A 15 MPH SPEED LIMIT THAT THE MOTORISTS KNOWS THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE 15 MPH SPEED LIMIT. IF THEY DON'T THEY NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE CAMERAS IN PLACE TO DETECT WHETHER OR NOT THAT MOTORIST IS SPEEDING. I AM OPEN TO CLARIFYING THAT MORE OBVIOUSLY WE GO AND ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY THAT IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY. BUT AGAIN I AM OPEN TO MAKING THAT EVEN MORE CLEAR IF REASONABLE IF POSSIBLE BECAUSE AGAIN I THINK THE SPIRIT OF THIS BILL IS TO REALLY CREATE AND IMPROVE TO YOUR POINT THE MESS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE VARIOUS CAMERA SYSTEMS THAT WE HAD WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCING SPEED, RED LIGHTS, SCHOOL BUSES, ETC.. >> Chair: FOLLOW-UP? >> Sen. Martin: THANK YOU ON THE ISSUE OF SCHOOLBUS CAMERAS, YOUR BILL DEALS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES, ARE THERE CAMERAS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL BUSES? I KNOW THERE WAS A BILL A YEAR OR SO AGO DEALING WITH THIS. DO YOU KNOW IF THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ALSO PUT SCHOOLBUS CAMERAS ON THERE BUSES AND HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AS WELL? >> Senator: I'M GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND YOU AND I TALKED OFF-LINE ON THAT. I WILL GET THAT CLARIFIED FOR YOU BECAUSE THAT BRINGS UP A WHOLE OTHER SET OF QUESTIONS, OBVIOUSLY. >> Sen. Martin: THANK YOU ONE MORE? I THINK EVERYBODY UP HERE WANTS OUR KIDS TO BE SAFE WHETHER THEY ARE ON THE SCHOOL BUS OR WAIVING FOR A SCHOOL BUS AND WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM WATCHING COUNTLESS VIDEOS FROM ACROSS THE STATE SOCIAL MEDIA STORIES THERE ARE CERTAINLY LOCATIONS WHERE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BUS STOPS. YOU CAN'T JUST PUT UP A STOP SIGN ON A ROAD THAT HAS THREE LANES GOING IN ONE DIRECTION BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE LANE MAY NOT SEE THE STOP SIGN ON EITHER THE LEFT IN THE MEDIAN OR ON THE RIGHT BECAUSE THERE COULD BE A BIG BOX TRUCK OR SOMETHING BLOCKING THEIR VIEW. WE DON'T DO THAT WITH STATIONARY STOP SIGNS BUT FOR SOME REASON WE THINK IT'S OKAY TO THROW UP PORTABLE STOP SIGNS WERE THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS ARE WAIVING FOR A SCHOOL BUS. WE DO THIS ON MASSIVE ROADS ACROSS FLORIDA SIX LANE HIGHWAYS ROADS THAT WE DEMAND THAT MOTORISTS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IF THEY CAN'T SEE A SCHOOL BUS BECAUSE AGAIN A TRACTOR-TRAILER AND SEEN A SCHOOL BUS BLOCKING ANOTHER SCHOOLBUS AND A THIRD SCHOOL BUS DRIVING BY. BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE THE STOPPED SCHOOLBUS WITH THEIR LIGHTS FLASHING. ARE THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAVE COME ACROSS THAT REQUIRE THE SAME LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT FOR PLACING STOP SIGNS IF WE WOULD'VE SOMEONE WANTED TO OPEN UP A STRIP MALL AND THROW IN A STOP SIGN AND A NEW INTERSECTION? DO ENGINEERS HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THESE BUS STOPS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. IF YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION IT IS SOMETHING BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE BILL. >> Senator: I DON'T BELIEVE ENGINEERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE LOGISTICAL DECISIONS ON WHERE THE BUS STOPS ARE LOCATED BUT YOU DO BRING UP AN IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO OBVIOUSLY WE ARE REQUIRING MOTORISTS TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS THAT ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUS AND IF THERE'S AN UNSAFE SITUATION CERTAINLY I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS BECAUSE SAFETY IS THE NUMBER 1 PRIORITY FOR SURE. SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP. >> Senator: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY APPEARANCE FORMS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? WE DO. LIEUT. MIKE CRABB WAIVES IN SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD WE ARE IN DEBATE. MEMBERS ANY DEBATE ON THE BILL? SENATOR WRIGHT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen. Wright: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND SENATOR DICEGLIE A I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. IT'S A MESS AND CONFUSING FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS WILL HELP EVERYONE ELSE TO KNOW BETTER AND TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP EVERY CITIZEN SAFE SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. THANK YOU SIR. >> Chair: ANY FURTHER DEBATE? SENATOR DAVIS YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen. Davis: DQ MR. CHAIR I WAS TALKING TO MY SEATMATE WHO USUALLY DISTRACTS ME BUT HE DID THIS MORNING. HE BROUGHT UP SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS AND I WANTED TO JUST ADD WE ARE ALL IN SUPPORT OF THIS BUT JUST IN WANTING TO ASK THE SPONSOR FOR SOME CONSIDERATION AND MAY BE-I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GO ABOUT IT BUT SOME ENFORCEMENT MEASURES WITH THE LAST QUESTION THAT SENATOR MARTIN RAISED ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD EXCUSE ME SCHOOLBUS STOPS NOT BEING IN VERY PUBLIC SAFE AREAS. DUST IN JACKSONVILLE ALONE WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN TRYING TO CROSS THREE OR FOUR LANES AND KILLED. SO WHILE SHE WAS BRINGING THAT UP THAT CAME TO MIND. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS IT HERE BUT I WOULD LOVE TO BRING SOME LANGUAGE TO YOU AND MAYBE WE COULD TALK ABOUT THOSE STOPS AND SOME ENFORCEMENT FOR DRIVERS MAY BE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION. >> Chair: ANY FURTHER DEBATE? I AM GOING TO ADD I APPRECIATE THIS BILL. I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE INCLUDING THE CLERKS IN SOME OF THE FEES. THEY HAVE BEEN BUSIER AND BUSIER. CERTAINLY THEIR OFFICE DOES AMAZING WORK FOR OUR STATE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE COMPENSATION. AND JUST TO SAY THAT I THINK WE HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PROCESS HERE. YOUR BILL IS BASICALLY ABOUT TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT AND HERE YOU ARE NOW GETTING NEW IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY DIRECT BOARDS AND WHERE TO PUT BUS STOPS. WITH THAT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. >> Senator: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND SENATORS I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF HERE IN THE TRANSPORTATION IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS BILL IS NOT A VENDOR DRIVEN PIECE OF LEGISLATION. CERTAINLY IT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE SEEN SPECIFICALLY AT LEAST FOR ME RECENTLY NOT EVEN IN MY COUNTY HILLSBORO COUNTY ACROSS THE BRIDGE FOR THE SCHOOL BUS CAMERAS AND THE ENFORCEMENT AND REALLY THE INABILITY OF THE MOTORISTS TO PROTEST THESE BILLS TO FIGHT THESE TICKETS. THEY CAN'T DO IT AND IT'S NOT FAIR. YOU KNOW INSTEAD OF TAKING A LOOK AT ONE AREA LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THEM. AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD START AND I'M VERY OPEN TO REALLY CREATING A GREAT PRODUCT HERE THAT IS DRIVEN BY THE SENATE AND SENATORS. AND WITH THAT I AM ALWAYS OPEN TO THOSE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS AS THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD SO WITH THAT I ASK FOR YOUR FAVORABLE SUPPORT. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. >> Chair: HAVING CLOSE ON THE BUILT MARYLAND CALL THE VOTE. >> Sen. Arrington: YES. >> Sen. Davis: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Martin: YES. >> Sen. McClain: YES. >> Sen. Truenow: YES. >> Sen. Wright: YES. >> VC Avila: YES. >> Chair Massull: YES. >> Chair: BY YOUR VOTE WE WILL SHOW CS FOR SB 654 REPORTED FAVORABLY. SENATOR DICEGLIE WE WILL TAKE UP TAB 11 NOW AND YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT SB 1080 ON TRANSPORTATION. >> Senator: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS BILL, SENATE BILL 1080 TRANSPORTATION IS NOT AS EXCITING AS THE LAST BILL YOU HEARD. MR. CHAIRMAN THERE IS A DELETE ALL AMENDMENT IF YOU CAN TAKE THAT UP. >> Chair: GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN THE DELETE ALL. >> Senator: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. AMENDMENT 447670 REQUIRES THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ADOPT RULES ESTABLISHING CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT MAY MAKE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO A FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACTOR. IT REQUIRES A TAKEOVER AGREEMENT BETWEEN FDOT AND A SURETY TO REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT CONTRACTOR MEET THE SAME QUALIFICATION FOR BIDDERS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AND FINALLY THE AMENDMENT REQUIRES TAKEOVER AGREEMENT TO REQUIRE CONTRACTS PROCEDURES REGARDING CERTIFICATION OF DISBURSEMENT OF PAYMENT TO SUB CONTRACTORS BE ALLOWED. MR. CHAIRMAN THAT IS THE AMENDMENT. >> Chair: VERY GOOD ANY QUESTION ON THE AMENDMENT MEMBERS? QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? DO WE HAVE ANY APPEARANCE CARDS? NONE. DO WE HAVE ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? SENATOR DICEGLIE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON YOUR AMENDMENT. >> Senator: WAIVES CLOSE. >> Chair: OKAY ALL IN FAVOR SAY YAY. SHOW THE AMENDMENT IS BEING ADOPTED ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? NO QUESTIONS. ANY APPEARANCE CARDS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? DAN HURTADO HE WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR. DAN? WAIVES IN SUPPORT. OKAY. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE IN DEBATE. ANY DEBATE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? SEEING NO DEBATE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. >> Senator: I WILL WAIVE CLOSED. >> Chair: HAVING CLOSED PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON CS FOR SB 1080. >> Sen. Arrington: YES. >> Sen. Davis: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Martin: YES. >> Sen. McClain: YES. >> Sen. Truenow: YES. >> Sen. Wright: YES. >> VC Avila: YES. >> Chair Massull: YES. >> Chair: MEMBERS BY YOUR VOTE WE SHOW CS FOR SB 1080 REPORTED FAVORABLY. CONGRATULATIONS SENATOR DICEGLIE HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE DAY. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUR CONFIRMATION HEARINGS FOR APPOINTMENTS. AND UNLESS A SENATOR REQUEST A SEPARATE VOTE FOR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE FOR ALL APPOINTEES. TABS ONE THROUGH SIX INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING APPOINTEES. I WILL JUST GO THROUGH THEM BY NAME FOR YOU ALL AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY DETAILS ON ANY ONE OF THEM LET ME KNOW. MARIO DIPAOLA, NICHOLAS PRIMROSE, GERALD DREDGE, AND THEN WE HAVE JASON JAMES, CODY POWELL, STEPHEN BOEING, THOMAS MORGAN, JAMES DAVENPORT, JOHN CARL BLOW AND THEN WE HAVE ALEX LASTER AND WILLIAM CONNOR. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE APPOINTEES TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS? ALL RIGHT. ANY APPEARANCE FORMS ON ANY OF THE APPOINTEES? IS THERE ANY DEBATE ON ANY OF THE APPOINTEES? ALL RIGHT IS THERE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION? >> Senator: SO MOVED. >> Chair: SENATOR WRIGHT MOVES. SO, MARILYN, LET'S CALL THE ROLL. >> Sen. Arrington: YES. >> Sen. Davis: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Martin: YES. >> Sen. McClain: YES. >> Sen. Truenow: YES. >> Sen. Wright: YES. >> VC Avila: YES. >> Chair Massull: YES. >> Chair: BY YOUR VOTE WE WILL SHOW ALL THE APPOINTEES IN TABS ONE THROUGH SIX REPORTED FAVORABLY. NOW WE WILL BE BACK ON HER BILLS AND WE WILL START WITH TAB SEVEN SB 382. ELECTRIC BICYCLES, SCOOTERS AND MOTORCYCLES. OH, MY. BY SENATOR TRUENOW. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT YOUR BILL. >> Senator: THANK YOU CHAIR AND MEMBERS, SENATE BILL 382 IS A BILL ABOUT ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS. AS WE KNOW, IT HAS BEEN A FAD FOR A LOT OF REASONS. PEOPLE ARE GRAVITATING TOWARDS THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES TO GET AROUND AND THEY ARE CAUSING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS. THIS BILL WORKS ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO DEFINE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO UPHOLD RULES AND CLASSIFY SOME THINGS. THIS BILL DOES HAVE A STRIKE ALL. >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT THE STRIKE ALL AND THAT IS BARCODE 820148. >> Senator: THANK YOU CHAIR. BARCODE 820148. THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND MANY OF THE STAKEHOLDERS FELT ENFORCEMENT PORTIONS OF THE BILL WERE GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE TO ACCOMPLISH. SO WITH THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE AGREED TO LOOK AT DATA COLLECTION ON ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AROUND THE STATE AND ESSENTIALLY FIGURE OUT FURTHER POLICY WITH THAT DATA COLLECTION TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE REAL STRATEGIC POLICY. BUT IT STILL MAINTAINS THAT THE RIDERS MUST YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS ON SHARED PATHWAYS AND PROVIDE AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL BEFORE PASSING. ALSO AN OPERATOR MAY NOT OPERATE AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 10 MPH IF A PEDESTRIAN IS WITHIN 50 FEET. A PERSON WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE SUBJECT IS SUBJECT TO A NONCRIMINAL TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND IS PUNISHABLE AS A NONMOVING VIOLATION AS PER CHAPTER 318 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTE. IN E BIKE TASK FORCE IN THIS BILL WILL BE CREATED TO EXAMINE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE LAW IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. THE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION THE FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION THE ELECTRIC BICYCLE INDUSTRY THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES THE MEDICAL FIELD WITH EXPERIENCE IN TREATING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN INJURIES AND A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THE EFFORTS TO PREVENT BICYCLE AND E BIKE INJURIES AND FATALITIES. THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE TASK FORCE MUST BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THIS BILL BECOMING LAW. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL CHAIR THE TASK FORCE. MEMBERS WILL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONVENE NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT AND SHALL MEET AT LEAST MONTHLY. MEETING SHALL OCCUR IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS NORTH FLORIDA, CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTH FLORIDA. THE TASK FORCE WILL END BY OCTOBER 1ST OF 2026. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN EACH POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A LIST OF CRASH REPORTS AND MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. DATE AND TIME OF THE CRASH. CLASS OF THE E BIKE OR SCOOTER, AGE OF THE E BIKE OPERATOR… OR WHETHER THE OPERATOR HAD A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE OR LEARNERS PERMIT AND BY OCTOBER 15, 2026 THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, THE DEPARTMENT THEN SHALL REPORT A SUMMARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MEMBERS THAT IS THE STRIKE ALL. >>Chair Massullo: ANY QUESTIONS, AND WE WILL SAY ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. SENATOR JONES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SENATOR TRUENOW AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TEXT MESSAGE THIS MORNING. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. FROM MY DAY JOB I WORK FOR A COMPANY WHERE WE EVALUATE TO ENSURE CHILDREN AND PEOPLE CAN WALK AND RIDE TO SCHOOL SAFELY ON OUR ROADS AND STREETS SO I WAS TALKING TO MY, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES THIS MORNING AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT CAME UP IS THE MULTI USE PATHS AND SHARED USE TRAILS BECAUSE THE PORTION OF THE BILL THAT SPEAKS ABOUT AS FAR AS 10 MILES BROWARD, PEDESTRIANS WITHIN 50 FEET SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY WHETHER THAT APPLIES TO SIDEWALKS OR TO MULTI USE PATHS FOR SHARED USE TRAILS. IN MIAMI, WE HAVE MANY MULTI USE PATHS AND IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ENFORCEMENT CHANGES THAT YOU JUST MADE WHICH I APPRECIATE I THINK THE QUESTION I'M ASKING THE EASEMENT TO CONSIDER IS REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND DOES IT IT INCLUDE THE SHARED PATHWAYS. >>Chair Massullo: YOUR RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SENATOR, IT SHOULD APPLY TO ANY SHARED PATH BECAUSE PEDESTRIANS CAN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AS FAST AND WE NEED TO START AT THIS POINT TO MOVE FORWARD ON ANY NEW POLICY IN THE FUTURE. >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Jones: I APPRECIATE THAT AND TO FOLLOW UP WILL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECEIVE ANY GUIDANCE WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT AS FAR AS THE 10 MPH REQUIREMENT IN THOSE SHARED USE ENVIRONMENT. >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION. >>Sen. Jones: AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT IS CONCERNED THE POLICE OFFICERS HOW WILL THEY ENFORCE OR KNOW THIS INDIVIDUAL IS GOING THAT 10 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT AND HOW WOULD THE OFFICER ENFORCE THAT? >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. THAT'S A CONCERN, RIGHT? IT'S HARD TO RECOGNIZE WHETHER THEY ARE GOING 10 MPH OR FASTER. THE AVERAGE SPEED OF A BICYCLIST NONMOTORIZED IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 13 AND 14 MPH. SO I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE BEST JUDGMENT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE CARRYING RADAR GUNS TO SEE HOW FAST SOMEONE IS MOVING. COMMON COURTESY. WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH ETIQUETTE IN THIS PROCESS HERE TO GET PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR A FOLLOW-UP. >>Sen. Jones: THANK YOU FOR THE FOLLOW-UP AND MY LAST TWO QUESTIONS, AS FAR AS THE COLLECTION OF DATA, I KNOW THE AMENDMENT REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUBMIT DETAILED CRASH REPORTS INVOLVING ELECTRIC BICYCLES SO CONSIDERING YOU HAVE THEIR URBAN COMMUNITIES WHETHER MIAMI, TAMPA, DUVAL AND THESE AREAS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT DATA. WILL THAT DATA BE SHARED WITH LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND NOT JUST ENFORCEMENT BUT AS THEY BUILD NEW ROADS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS SHARED ROUTES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THESE ELECTRIC BICYCLES? >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IT IS ESSENTIAL IT IS IN THE SUNSHINE, TRANSPARENT SO WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM THIS VALUE. >>Sen. Jones: LAST QUESTION. >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Jones: THANK YOU CHAIR. SEN. TRUENOW, THIS IS A QUESTION/SUGGESTION, THERE IS A ORGANIZATION CALLED UL STANDARDS AND ENGAGEMENT WHO ARE DOING A GREAT DEAL OF STUDIES ON ELECTRIC BIKES NATIONALLY. AND THEN I SEE THE TASK FORCE IS BEING CREATED TO STUDY THE ELECTRIC BICYCLE SAFETY AND WILL THERE BE A SCOPE FOR WHAT THE TASK FORCE IS LOOKING FOR AND WILL THEY INCLUDE SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE SOME DATA FROM OTHER STATES WHERE THEY CAN POTENTIALLY USE AS A BENCHMARK FOR FLORIDA AND THEN WAIVER WHEN THEY RETURN BACK WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE AN WHAT TYPE OF POLICIES WE SHOULD PUT FORWARD. >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. INDUSTRY IS PART OF THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS SO WHOEVER THAT DESIGNEE IS I THINK WILL HAVE INPUT FROM MULTIPLE FOLKS IN THAT REGARD. >>Sen. Jones: I AM GOOD CHAIR. >>Chair Massullo: ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, SEN. WRIGHT. >>Sen. Wright: SEN. TRUENOW, I WANT TO ASK, MAYBE I'M NOT FOLLOWING ALONG, WHAT WERE YOU ARE DOING WITH THE STRIKE ALL AMENDMENT IS FORM A TASK FORCE SO WE CAN BETTER COME BACK WITH THE BILL AS TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO GOING FORWARD SO I BELIEVE WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY VOTING ON THAT 352 ORIGINALLY STATED, WE ARE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL, CORRECT ME. >>Chair Massullo: HE DOES HAVE A COUPLE POINTS IN IT WITH SPEED LIMITS. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU SEN. WRIGHT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE BILL THAT ARE STAYING. HOW YOU OPERATE YOUR BICYCLE WITH SHARED, WITH PEDESTRIANS SO YES, THE ENFORCEMENT PART IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE BILL CURRENTLY SO WE CAN STUDY IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. >>Sen. Wright: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Chair Massullo: SEN. ARRINGTON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Arrington: THANK YOU SEN. TRUENOW FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS GOOD BILL. I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THIS IN THE ANALYSIS AND WANT TO MAKE SURE IF IT'S IN THERE A QUESTION ABOUT BRINGING THE CLASS III E-BIKE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR A LEARNERS PERMIT OR A DRIVER'S LICENSE BY THE DRIVER. I GUESS MY WORRY OR CONCERN IS MAYBE OUR SENIORS OR THOSE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES THAT CAN'T PASS A DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST OR DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY MAYBE AREN'T GETTING PUSHED OUT SO TO SPEAK. >>Chair Massullo: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. THE TARGET OF THIS BILL IS THE FOLKS THAT HAVE THOSE PROVISIONS TO GET AROUND ARE ACTING AND HAVING BETTER JUDGMENT IN HOW THEY PERFORM IN THESE PATHWAYS. NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE THEIR LICENSE. THEY NEED THIS TO GET AROUND SO I THINK WE ARE NOT SEEING THE PROBLEMS COMING FROM THAT SECTION OF FOLKS OR THOSE PEOPLE. I THINK THE YOUNGER CROWDS, THE YOU TUBERS AND OTHER PEOPLE TESTING PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WE ARE TRYING TO GET AT SO I DON'T THINK AN END WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. >>Chair Massullo: FURTHER QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE FOR YOU, MAYBE SOME POINTS OF CLARIFICATION AS WELL SEN. TRUENOW. DO THESE ELECTRIC BIKES, ARE THEY REQUIRED TO HAVE SPEEDOMETERS ON THEM? >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I DON'T THINK ALL OF THEM DO AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS A PROVISION. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT IN THE FUTURE. >>Chair Massullo: ANOTHER THING, SINCE WE DON'T REQUIRE LICENSES CURRENTLY FOR I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THEM, HOW DO WE OR HOW WILL THE TASK FORCE LOOK IF LICENSING WILL NOT BE PART OF IT, HOW WILL THEY LOOK AT INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES? FOR INSTANCE THE 10 MILES PER OUR WHEN IN 50 FEET OF A PEDESTRIAN. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR.CHAIR. I THINK THOSE ARE VALID QUESTIONS AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STUDY THAT A BIT AND SAY WHERE SIGNAGE MAY BE NECESSARY OR SOME INFORMATION WHEN WE TALK TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL SETTING. THESE INFORMATION OFFICERS THAT WORK ON EDUCATION. I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS. THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING THE STUDY AND WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE EDUCATE, VERY GOOD. >>Chair Massullo: ANY APPEARANCE CARDS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? JENNIFER COOK PRUITT WAIVING IN SUPPORT FROM THE FLORIDA POLICE CHIEF ASSOCIATION AND KAREN MORELLO FROM AARP FLORIDA WAIVES IN SUPPORT. NOW WE ARE IN DEBATE, DEBATE ON THE BILL. SENATOR JONES IN DEBATE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Jones: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU SEN. TRUENOW FOR THIS VERY GOOD BILL. AND I JUST SO YOU KNOW AS FAR AS ELECTRIC BICYCLES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO USE ELECTRIC BICYCLES FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, MORE PARTICULARLY IN OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES AND ALSO WITHIN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. ONE AREA TO SEN. ARRINGTON'S QUESTION AS PERTAINS TO THE PERMIT AND DRIVER'S LICENSES, STATES HAVE GONE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT JUST BECAUSE OF AN ACCESS ISSUE, SOME INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION SO FAMILIES HAVE GONE THE CHEAPER ROUTE TO GETTING E-BIKE'S SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT CREATING BARRIERS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO USE E-BIKE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A CAR BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEIR FAMILY COULD AFFORD. I BELIEVE THE SAFETY MEASURES YOU'RE PUTTING IN PLACE WITHIN THIS BILL AND STUDIES WE ARE LOOKING AT AS IT PERTAINS TO DATA COLLECTION I WOULD GO A STEP FURTHER THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF TELEMEDICINE DATA THAT EXISTS IN SCHOOL ZONES YOU CAN LOOK AT RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIOR BECAUSE AS ELECTRIC VEHICLES CONTINUE TO BECOME POPULAR I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT AS PERTAINS TO THE RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL ZONES AND THE LAST THING I WILL PUT OUT THERE AS FAR AS NOTES I WROTE DOWN AS FAR AS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET PEOPLE IN LARGER COMMUNITIES, URBAN COMMUNITIES, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CARS INTO THESE MICRO MOBILITY MODES OF TRANSPORTATION SO IN A STATE AS DIVERSE AS FLORIDA I HOPE WE CAN LOOK AT IT THAT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MAKING THIS AN OPEN ACCESSIBLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION RATHER THAN A BARRIER OR TRANSPORTATION OR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO USE IT, THEY STILL CAN USE IT WITHOUT US IN TALLAHASSEE PUTTING THAT BARRIER RISK. OTHER THAN THAT IT'S A VERY GOOD BILL AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THIS AREA, IF YOU WANT TO SHOOT IT OVER TO THEM I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS BUT AS WE ARE MOVING THIS PATH WE ARE MOVING IT IN A PATH OTHER STATES HAVE MOVED TO SEEN SUCCESS OUT OF SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. >>Chair Massullo: BEFORE YOU DO IT I HAVE OTHER APPEARANCE CARDS I WANT TO READ INTO THE RECORD, MIKE CRABB FROM THE SHERIFFS ALSO WAIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. AND ANNA REAGAN FROM THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION WAIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SO THAT FINISHES THAT, SEN. WRIGHT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Wright: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I THINK THIS BILL IS VERY TIMELY. NOT A DAY GOES BY WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR OFFICE SAYING YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT E-BIKE'S SO I REALLY LIKE THE PART ABOUT YOUR DELETE ALL BILL BECAUSE THIS AMENDMENT WILL DO A GREAT JOB TO ALLOW THE STAKEHOLDERS ESPECIALLY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO WEIGH IN AND LET US KNOW WHAT THEY NEED FROM US TO PROVIDE THEM THE TOOLS TO DO THEIR JOB SO THANK YOU. >>Chair Massullo: SEN. ARRINGTON IN DEBATE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. Arrington: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SEN. TRUENOW FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS GOOD BILL. AFTER WE HAD OUR ROUNDTABLE AND THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS I SAW HOW MANY KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAD E-BIKE'S AND SCOOTERS AND SAW A LOT OF DANGEROUS GOING ON IN THE ROAD, IT'S NEEDED AND I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS. IT'S HARD TO GET THEM TO AGREE ON A COMPROMISE, SENATOR JONES SPOKE ABOUT IT AND YOU KNOW MY CONCERN AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S NOT THE INTENT WE WERE GOING AFTER BUT I DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE BARRIERS AS SENATOR JONES SAID AND KEEP THOSE FOLKS FROM GETTING THEIR GROCERIES FOR DOING THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO. >>Chair Massullo: ANY FURTHER DEBATE? I WILL ALSO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE BILL AND THE STRIKE ALL WHICH BRINGS MORE CLARITY TO THE ISSUE. WHEN ELECTRIC BIKES CAME OUT THEY WERE JUST ELECTRIC ASSISTED AND HELPED WITH PANELING AND THEY ARE AN AMAZING INVENTION AND NOW THEY ARE BASICALLY MOTORCYCLES ESSENTIALLY. AND I AGREE WITH SENATOR JONES, WE NEED TO EMBRACE THE TECHNOLOGY. WE NEED TO CREATE MECHANISMS TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFE WHILE PROMOTING THE MOBILITY THEY PROVIDE AND WITH THAT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. >>Sen. Truenow: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AND MEMBERS, WITH THIS BILL WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A GOOD PLACE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING, THESE FOLKS ARE GETTING HURT. A LOT OF HEAD TRAUMA, A LOT OF PEOPLE OWING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NOT THE RIGHT REASONS AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THINGS BETTER AND PREVENTING ANYONE FROM GETTING TO POINT A TO POINT B IS NOT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE IT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE MAKING SURE EVERYBODY CAN GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER SAFELY AND WITHOUT I CLOSE. >>Chair Massullo: HAVING CLOSED ON HIS BILL CALLED THE RULE FOR CS FOR SB 832. >>Sen. Arrington: YES. >>Sen. Davis: YES. >>Sen. Jones: >>Sen. Martin: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Truenow: >>Sen. Wright: >>Vice Chair Avila: >>Chair Massullo: YES, MEMBERS BY YOUR VOTE SHOW CS FOR SB 382 REPORTED FAVORABLY. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO TAB NINE BY SENATOR McCLAIN, SB 684 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ASSOCIATED WITH TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLES AND VESSELS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SHORT AND EASY BILL, SENATOR McLEAN. >>Sen. McClain: I WILL TRY TO MAKE IT THAT WAY, AT SB 684 ADDRESSES THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN CONNECTION WITH LOST VEHICLES AND VESSELS AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT SIGNATURES ON ODOMETER DISCLOSURES SUBMITTED THROUGH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO EXECUTE IN A CERTAIN MANNER, THAT IS THE BILL. >>Chair Massullo: ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL? SEEING NO QUESTIONS WE DO HAVE AN APPEARANCE CARDS. DOUG BELL YOU ARE RECOGNIZED AS WAIVING IN SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND HE IS A BIG BIKER TOO, NOT THAT YOU ALL CARE BUT HAD TO BRING THAT UP. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE IN DEBATE ON THE BILL, ANY DEBATE. SEEING NO DEBATE'S SEN. MCCLAIN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Sen. McClain: WAIVE CLOSE. >>Chair Massullo: HAVING WAIVED CLOSE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON SB 684. >> Sen. Arrington: YES. >> Sen. Davis: YES. >> Sen. Jones: YES. >> Sen. Martin: YES. >> Sen. McClain: YES. >> Sen. Truenow: YES. >> Sen. Wright: YES. >> Vice Chair Avila: >>Chair Massullo: YES. >>Chair Massullo: YES, MEMBERS BY YOUR VOTE SHOW SB 684 REPORTED FAVORABLY. NOW WE MOVE ON TO TAB 10 BY SENATOR JONES, LICENSE PLATES FOR MIAMI WHO LOST LAST NIGHT BUT NOT THIS ONE. NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. SENATOR JONES YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen. Jones: THAT'S A BAD WAY TO START THIS BILL, MR. CHAIR. >> Chair Massullo: HAD TO GIVE THAT DIG IN THERE. PROBABLY BECAUSE IT WAS COLD. >>Sen. Jones: WE ARE NOT USED TO PLAYING IN THAT TYPE OF WEATHER. [LAUGHTER] IT WAS 61°. I'M SO SORRY. >>Chair Massullo: THE COLD-BLOODED NATURE OF IT. >>Sen. Jones: IGUANAS, I HEARD YOU. I AM DONE GUYS. THIS BILL IS ONE WE DID LAST YEAR AND THIS JUST PROPOSES A NEW LICENSE PLATE FOR MIAMI NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, THIS BILL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY LAST COMMITTEE, I MEAN LAST YEAR AND WE BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE THERE WERE HICCUPS IN THE HOUSE. IT DID NOT GO TO THE LAST STOP BUT THOSE WHO KNOW KNOW OUR SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1955, THE FIRST NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, MIAMI NORTHWESTERN HAS A DISTINGUISHED LIST OF ALUMNI I WILL NOT READ BUT THOSE IN COMMITTEE LATER TODAY YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT TEDDY BRIDGEWATER. THE FUNDS GENERATED FROM THIS LICENSE PLATE WILL SUPPORT THE VERY ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS THAT HAVE FOSTERED THE SUCCESS OF THAT SCHOOL TO THIS DAY. APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS BILL ON THE AGENDA AND I HOPE I GET YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR AS WE DID LAST YEAR, THAT IS THE BILL. >>Chair Massullo: ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL. YES, SENATOR DAVIS. >>Sen. Davis: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK SENATOR JONES, IS THIS THE MIAMI NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL THAT PLAYED WILLIAM AND RAINES LAST YEAR AND ONE? >>Sen. Jones: YOU'RE GOING TO BEAT ME UP, YOU BEAT ME UP PRETTY BAD. >>Sen. Davis: I GUESS THAT'S A YES, I WANTED TO ASK WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THIS WAR AND THE GAME THIS YEAR WHEN RAINES CAME TO MIAMI NORTHWESTERN AGAIN AND PLAY THEM FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP, DO YOU REMEMBER THE SCORE? >>Sen. Jones: I DON'T REMEMBER BUT I THINK YOU WON FAIR AND SQUARE. >>Sen. Davis: YES WE DID. >>Chair Massullo: FURTHER QUESTIONS. I HAVE ONE, SENATOR JONES YOU KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM THIS SCHOOL MATRICULATE INTO THE UNIVERSITY NEARBY THAT IS NOT THE NATIONAL CHAMPION? >>Sen. Jones: MR. CHAIR THAT IS A RESPONSE I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON. >>Chair Massullo: ALL RIGHT, ANY APPEARANCE FORMS? WE ARE IN DEBATE, ANY DEBATE ON THIS BILL, SEEING NO DEBATE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. >>Sen. Jones: I WAS GOING TO WAIVE CLOSE BUT CONSIDERING MIAMI IS THE TALK OF THE TOWN AND COMPETED I WILL SAY WE STILL SUPPORT NORTHWESTERN, AND IS ABOUT BU AND THAT'S MY BILL. ABSOLUTELY. >>Chair Massullo: HAVING CLOSED ON HIS BILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON SB 880. >>Sen. Arrington: >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. Jones: >>Sen. Martin: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Truenow: >>Sen. Wright: >>Vice Chair Avila: >>Chair Massullo: YES, BY YOUR VOTE WE WILL SHOW SB 880 REPORTED FAVORABLY, CONGRATULATIONS AND ANOTHER NEW LICENSE PLATE. ANY SENATORS WISH TO RECORD AS VOTING ON BILLS BEFORE COMMITTEE TODAY? I THINK EVERYBODY WAS HERE AND NO OBJECTIONS, ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE, SEEING NONE SENATOR JONES MOVES WE RISE. WE ARE ADJOURNED WITHOUT OBJECTION, THANK YOU.