SB 1790 (2005) -  Street Lighting

General Bill by Judiciary
Street Lighting: limits liability for certain public & private entities providing street lights, security lights, or other similar illumination; provides that certain entities do not owe duty to public to provide, operate, or maintain illumination; provides for exceptions; prohibits certain findings of fault or responsibility of entity not party to litigation; provides for severability; provides for application. Creates 768.1382.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Event: 05/03/05 S Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 135 (Ch. 2005-272) on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7066 recommended by:
    Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/23/05   2:00 PM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill (final action)  

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/12/05 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Communications and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 04/19/05 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 2

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2560 Subject: Street Light/Limitation on Liability Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 135 Subject: Liability of Providers of Streetlights Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1315 Subject: Civil Justice Reform Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • D 911800 Date Filed: 04/11/05, Page#: 0, Line#: 0 Senate: Withdrawn 4/12/2005 2:33:56 PM
    • D 735360 Date Filed: 05/02/05, Page#: 0, Line#: 0 Senate: Adopted 5/3/2005 2:59:04 PM
    • AA 413764 Date Filed: 05/03/05, Page#: 1, Line#: 23 Senate: Withdrawn 5/3/2005 2:55:58 PM
    • AA 404068 Date Filed: 05/03/05, Page#: 3, Line#: 14 Senate: Failed 5/3/2005 2:55:30 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications and Public Utilities 4/19/2005 3:53:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/12/2005 6:00:30 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 135 (Ch. 2005-272) Time: 05/03/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted HB 135 -SJ 00843 Time: 05/03/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00843 Time: 05/03/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read second time -SJ 00842 Time: 05/03/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886 Time: 05/03/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00524 Time: 04/19/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 00524 Time: 04/19/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 04/19/05, 2:30 pm, 301-S Time: 04/14/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Communications and Public Utilities -SJ 00418 Time: 04/13/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00418 Time: 04/12/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/05, 9:00 am, 401-S Time: 04/07/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from- Rules and Calendar -SJ 00376 Time: 04/07/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Communications and Public Utilities; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00181 Time: 03/14/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/24/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S SPB 7066 submitted as a committee bill (SB 1790) by Judiciary Time: 02/23/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0768.1382 SB 2560