HB 591 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Hot Car Death Prevention

Summary

Hot Car Death Prevention; Designates month of April as "Hot Car Death Prevention Month"; encourages specified entities to sponsor events to promote public awareness on dangers of leaving child unattended in motor vehicle & provide methods to prevent hot car deaths.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Nov 20, 2023 Signed Apr 5, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Feb 15, 2024

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 21, 2024

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 5, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Feb 21, 2024

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Committee

Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Nov 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Nov 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Nov 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 15 co-sponsors