HB 241 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Operating Vehicles and Vessels

Summary

Operating Vehicles and Vessels; Provides that person may not drive on street at unlawful speed; prohibits operation of motor vehicle, vessel, or other conveyance at speed that creates excessive wake.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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H 241 Filed → H 241 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was substantially rewritten to expand its scope from only addressing slow-speed driving to also covering vessel operation and wake creation. The original version focused on amending one subsection of the unlawful speed statute, while the new version adds definitions for 'vehicle' to include vessels, creates a new section prohibiting excessive wake creation on flooded streets, and restructures the unlawful speed provisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely regulating slow-speed motor vehicles to also regulating vessels and wake creation on flooded or inundated streets and highways.

SCOPE

Added provisions prohibiting operation of vessels and other conveyances at speeds that create excessive wakes on flooded or inundated streets or highways.

DEFINITION

Revised the definition of 'vehicle' in section 316.003 to clarify its application and context within the chapter.

REQUIREMENT

Created new section 316.88 establishing specific prohibitions against creating excessive wakes on flooded or inundated streets or highways.

Restructured section 316.183 to include both unlawful speed provisions and the new wake creation prohibition in a more comprehensive manner.

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Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

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