HB 1059 CS (2005) -  Farm Labor Vehicles

General Bill by Gannon (CO-SPONSORS) Bucher; Bullard
Farm Labor Vehicles: Revises and provides definitions; repeals provision relating to transportation of migrant farm workers; requires owners and operators of farm labor vehicles to conform such vehicles to certain standards; requires seatbelts at each passenger position in certain vehicles; requires certain operators to display a certain sticker on the vehicle; requires a certain sign to be posted in the vehicle; provides a presumption for injuries sustained by a worker in a vehicle; provides a rebuttal to the presumption; provides penalties; revises a definition; requires the department to issue a vehicle authorization sticker denoting the authorization of a vehicle for use in the transportation of farm workers; requires the display of the sticker.
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.
Last Event: Died in Transportation Committee on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1874 Subject: Farm Labor Vehicles Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Agriculture Committee 3/29/2005 9:05:04 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Agriculture Committee 3/21/2005 5:00:18 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Transportation Committee Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version:
Event: H Now in Transportation Committee Time: 03/31/2005 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: State Resources Council Time: 03/31/2005 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Transportation Committee Time: 03/31/2005 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 03/29/2005 - 8:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Agriculture Committee Time: 03/29/2005 - 8:42 AM Member: Committee: Agriculture Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Agriculture Committee Time: 03/23/2005 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Agriculture Committee agenda Time: 03/21/2005 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2005 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Agriculture Committee Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Resources Council Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Transportation Committee Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Agriculture Committee Time: 03/07/2005 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/23/2005 - 9:15 AM Member: Gannon Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.003 HB 649 CS, HB 1697
316.620
316.622
320.38
322.031
450.181
450.28
450.33