Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.
SB 2129 increases criminal penalties for drivers who ignore warnings at railroad grade crossings. Specifically, it raises fines for violating crossing rules from $50-$200 to $100-$400 when a driver disregards a flagger's warning. The law applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025, with prior violations governed by older penalties. This directly affects drivers who fail to obey flagger instructions at railroad crossings, increasing the financial consequences for this specific safety violation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, adding certification signatures and dates while removing draft markers. The substantive legislative content remains unchanged, including the fine amounts and effective date.
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Floor votes · House May 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-32-6)
house
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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