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SB 650 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Hazardous Walking Conditions

SB 650 revises the criteria used to determine what constitutes a "hazardous walking condition" for public school students. This bill directly affects public school students by changing the standards that define safe walking routes to and from school. It modifies the existing rules for identifying dangerous walking paths that students may use.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill revises criteria for hazardous walking conditions for public school students, aiming to improve safety and access for students attending school.75% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill revises safety standards for school walking routes, enhancing pedestrian safety in transportation infrastructure per transportation safety indicators.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

S 650 c1 → S 650 c2 · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill version was revised to change the definition of a freeway to 'limited access facility' as defined in Florida Statute 334.03(12), and to add a new committee sponsor (Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education). The substantive policy regarding hazardous walking conditions remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding hazardous walking conditions remains the same; only the definition of the type of road that triggers hazardous conditions was updated from 'freeway' to 'limited access facility'.
DEFINITION

Changed the term 'freeway' to 'limited access facility as defined in s. 334.03(12)' to align with existing Florida Statutes terminology.

TECHNICAL

Added the Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education as a committee sponsor alongside the Transportation Committee and Senators Leek and Rouson.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tom Leek
Tom Leek
RRepublican
FL
7
Co
Photo of Darryl Rouson
Darryl Rouson
DDemocratic
FL
16