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HB0283 • 2026

School Zone and Pedestrian Safety

School Zone and Pedestrian Safety

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Alvarez, J. ; Conerly
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass the legislative process and died in committee.

School Zone and Pedestrian Safety

This law requires that plans for installing crosswalks in school zones or on certain streets with high speed limits include specific traffic control devices.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires design and construction plans for new crosswalks to include certain safety features.
  • Specifies the use of pedestrian hybrid beacons, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, flashing beacons, or in-roadway warning lights.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School zones
  • Areas with high-speed streets
  • People designing and constructing crosswalks

Terms To Know

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon
A traffic control device that helps pedestrians safely cross busy roads.
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
A flashing light used to alert drivers when a pedestrian is crossing the road.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass all stages of the legislative process and died in committee.
  • It's unclear how many crosswalks will be affected by this law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-14 House

    • Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. 2026-01-12 House

    • Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda

  5. 2025-11-04 House

    • Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  6. 2025-10-29 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

School Zone and Pedestrian Safety; Requires that design & construction plans for installation of crosswalks in school zones or on certain streets, roads, or highways include certain traffic control devices.

Current Bill Text

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HB 283 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to school zone and pedestrian safety; 2
amending s. 336.045, F.S.; requiring that design and 3
construction plans for the installation of crosswalks 4
in school zones or on certain streets, roads, or 5
highways include certain traffic control devices; 6
providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 336.045, 11
Florida Statutes, to read: 12
336.045 Uniform minimum standards for design, 13
construction, and maintenance; advisory committees.— 14
(7) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning 15
October 1, 2026, all design and construction plans for the 16
installation of a crosswalk in a school zone, or on any public 17
street, road, or highway with a posted speed limit exceeding 35 18
miles per hour, when located at any point other than at a 19
signalized intersection, shall include appropriate traffic 20
control devices that conform to either: 21
(a) Chapter 4J titled "Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons" of the 22
most recent Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and any 23
other applicable standards of the department; or 24
(b) Chapter 4L titled "Rectangular Rapid Flashing 25

HB 283 2026

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hb283-00
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Beacons," Chapter 4S titled "Flashing Beacons," or Chapter 4U 26
titled "In-Roadway Warning Lights" of the most recent Manual on 27
Uniform Traffic Control Devices and any other applicable 28
standards of the department. In-Roadway Warning Lights shall be 29
used in conjunction with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons or 30
Flashing Beacons to improve visibility of the crosswalk. 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 32