CS/SB 712 (2018) -  Autonomous Vehicles

General Bill by Transportation and Brandes
Autonomous Vehicles: Exempting an autonomous vehicle being operated in autonomous mode from a certain prohibition on the operation of a motor vehicle if the vehicle is actively displaying certain content that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in motion; authorizing a fully autonomous vehicle to operate in this state regardless of whether a licensed human operator is physically present in the vehicle; authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to enroll the state in any federal pilot program or project for the collection and study of data for the review of automated driving systems, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Banking and Insurance on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 01/25/18 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Banking and Insurance
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 353 Subject: Autonomous Vehicles Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1287 Subject: Transportation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1104 Subject: Transportation Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 621932 , Transportation, Brandes Date Filed: 01/25/18, Line#: 200 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/25/2018 03:24 PM
    • A 311854 , Transportation, Rouson Date Filed: 01/25/18, Line#: 200 Senate(c): Withdrawn 01/25/2018 03:24 PM
    • A 837744 , Transportation, Brandes Date Filed: 01/25/18, Line#: 329 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/25/2018 03:24 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 1/26/2018 12:25:59 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 1/24/2018 8:19:04 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Banking and Insurance Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 231 Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 227 Time: 01/29/2018 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/26/2018 - 12:39 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 227 Time: 01/25/2018 - 12:09 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 01/22/2018 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 56 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 56 Time: 11/15/2017 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/01/2017 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.003 CS/HB 117, SB 176, HB 215, CS/HB 353, CS/SB 504, SB 548, HB 959, CS/CS/SB 1104, CS/HB 1189, CS/CS/HB 1287, CS/SB 1482, HB 6001
316.062 CS/HB 353
316.063 CS/HB 353
316.065 CS/HB 353
316.1975 HB 151, CS/HB 353, HB 927, SB 1112
316.303 HB 215, CS/HB 353, CS/SB 504, CS/CS/SB 1104, CS/HB 1189, CS/CS/HB 1287
316.305 CS/CS/HB 33, SB 72, CS/SB 90, HB 121, CS/HB 353
316.85 CS/HB 353, CS/CS/SB 1104, CS/CS/HB 1287
319.145 CS/HB 353
322.015 CS/HB 353
324.033 CS/HB 353
339.175 CS/HB 353, CS/SB 384, HB 575, HB 807, CS/CS/SB 852, HB 981, SB 984, CS/CS/HB 1287, SB 1516
339.64 CS/HB 353
339.83 CS/HB 353
627.0653 CS/HB 19, CS/SB 150, CS/HB 353
627.748 CS/HB 19, CS/HB 353, CS/CS/HB 465*, CS/CS/SB 784*, CS/SB 1342, HB 7023

(*) Not the latest version