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H 3259 - Golf cart operation outside a gated community

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Herbkersman
Last Action: 6/1/2012 - Act No. 177
House Committee:
10/1/2012:
Assigned To:
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.25.11 The Senate Transportation committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment included the language from S54.
05.18.11 A Senate Transportation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment combined language from S54 and allows all island travel with in a four mile limit and any island not accessible by a bridge.
03.30.11 The House Education and Public Works committee gave this bill a favorable report.
03.03.11 The House Education and Public Works Transportation and Roadways subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
02.09.11 The House Education and Public Works Transportation and Roadways subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments eliminated the section of the law that allows golf carts to cross highways that have a posted speed limit of 45 mph and changed the allowable square miles from seven to greater than 8 but less than 10 square miles.
01.19.11 The House Education and Public Works Transportation and Roadways subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the two-mile limit within which a golf cart owner may operate his golf cart to be measured from the community's primary entrance when the owner lives in a gated community.


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