Bill Text: FL S2380 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Window Sunscreening Exclusions [CPSC]

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2010-223) [S2380 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S2380-Comm_Sub.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                             CS for SB 2380 
 
By the Committee on Commerce; and Senator Baker 
577-04861-10                                          20102380c1 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to window sunscreening exclusions; 
3         amending s. 316.29545, F.S.; excluding vehicles 
4         operated by persons with certain medical conditions 
5         from certain restrictions; excluding vehicles owned or 
6         leased by private investigative agencies or private 
7         investigators from certain restrictions; providing 
8         rulemaking authority to the Department of Highway 
9         Safety and Motor Vehicles regarding sunscreening 
10         restrictions; providing an effective date. 
11 
12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
13 
14         Section 1. Section 316.29545, Florida Statutes, is amended 
15  to read: 
16         316.29545 Window sunscreening exclusions; medical 
17  exemption; certain law enforcement vehicles and private 
18  investigative service vehicles exempt.— 
19         (1) The department shall issue medical exemption 
20  certificates to persons who are afflicted with Lupus, any 
21  autoimmune disease, or other similar medical conditions that 
22  which require a limited exposure to light, which certificates 
23  shall entitle the person to whom the certificate is issued to 
24  have sunscreening material on the windshield, side windows, and 
25  windows behind the driver which is in violation of the 
26  requirements of ss. 316.2951-316.2957. The department shall 
27  consult with the Medical Advisory Board established in s. 
28  322.125 to provide guidance with respect to the autoimmune 
29  diseases and other medical conditions that shall be included on, 
30  by rule, for the form of the medical certificate authorized by 
31  this section. At a minimum, the medical exemption certificate 
32  shall include a vehicle description with the make, model, year, 
33  vehicle identification number, medical exemption decal number 
34  issued for the vehicle, and the name of the person or persons 
35  who are the registered owners of the vehicle. A medical 
36  exemption certificate shall be nontransferable and shall become 
37  null and void upon the sale or transfer of the vehicle 
38  identified on the certificate. 
39         (2) The department shall exempt all law enforcement 
40  vehicles used in undercover or canine operations from the window 
41  sunscreening requirements of ss. 316.2951-316.2957. 
42         (3) The department shall exempt from the window 
43  sunscreening restrictions of ss. 316.2953, 316.2954, and 
44  316.2956 vehicles that are owned or leased by private 
45  investigative agencies or private investigators licensed under 
46  chapter 493. 
47         (4)(3) The department may charge a fee in an amount 
48  sufficient to defray the expenses of issuing a medical exemption 
49  certificate as described in subsection (1). 
50         (5) The department may adopt rules for the implementation 
51  of this section. 
52         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.