CS/SB 1164 -  Use of Lights and Sirens on Authorized Emergency Vehicles

General Bill by Transportation and Burton
Use of Lights and Sirens on Authorized Emergency Vehicles: Revising the definition of the term “authorized emergency vehicles”; authorizing organ transport vehicles to exercise certain privileges; providing that certain vehicles transporting organs and surgical teams for organ recovery or transplant may show or display red lights and operate sirens while en route to a hospital, an airport, or other designated location; authorizing the display or use of red warning signals by organ transport vehicles under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 03/04/24 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1113 -SJ 643 on Monday, March 4, 2024 4:13 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 01/30/24 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/14/24 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1113 Subject: Use of Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/15/2024 8:06:55 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/13/2024 8:33:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 1/31/2024 9:39:59 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 1/29/2024 1:12:43 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1113 -SJ 643 Time: 03/04/2024 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 1113 -SJ 643 Time: 03/04/2024 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 643 Time: 03/04/2024 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24 Time: 02/29/2024 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/15/2024 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Time: 02/14/2024 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/09/2024 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation read 1st time Time: 02/01/2024 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/01/2024 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Rules Time: 02/01/2024 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs Time: 02/01/2024 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/31/2024 - 9:59 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Time: 01/30/2024 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/25/2024 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules Time: 01/08/2024 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/02/2024 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.003 CS/CS/CS/HB 287*, HB 961, CS/CS/SB 994*, CS/CS/HB 1045*, CS/CS/HB 1113, SB 1172
316.072 CS/CS/HB 1113
316.2397 HB 203, CS/HB 463, SB 606, CS/CS/HB 1113, SB 1158
316.2398 HB 203, CS/CS/HB 1113
316.271 CS/CS/HB 1113
316.306 HB 961, CS/CS/SB 1032, CS/CS/HB 1113, SB 1172, CS/CS/CS/HB 1301, HB 1469, SB 1664, CS/HB 7049
655.960 HB 961, CS/CS/HB 1113, SB 1172

(*) Not the latest version