CS/SB 676 (2020) -  High-speed Passenger Rail Safety

by Infrastructure and Security and Mayfield
Designating the “Florida High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Act”; requiring the Department of Transportation to regulate railroad companies when that authority is not federally preempted; providing that certain railroad companies are responsible for ensuring that impacted roadbeds meet specified transition requirements under certain circumstances; requiring the department’s railroad inspectors, in accordance with a specified program, to meet certain certification requirements and to coordinate their activities with those of federal inspectors in this state in compliance with certain federal regulations, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Infrastructure and Security
    • On agenda for: 01/21/20 4:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  • Appropriations

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 1/23/2020 2:33:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 1/19/2020 12:38:21 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 194 Time: 01/27/2020 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Time: 01/23/2020 - 1:38 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/22/2020 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 01/21/2020 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/21/20, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/16/2020 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 51 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 52 Time: 11/06/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/25/2019 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __