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Superseded — its companion passed HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/HB 25

Transportation Facility Designations
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SPONSOR
Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Daniels; Tramont
FILED BY
Kimberly Daniels — District 14, Democrat [search donations]
Chase Tramont — District 30, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
COMPANION
SB 628 — CS/HB 25 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Transportation.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Transportation Facility Designations; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Names a Duval County bridge and a Sarasota County highway.

Designates the bridge carrying Moncrief Road West over the Ribault River in Duval County as the Bernard Wilkes Ribault River Bridge, honoring him by name at that crossing.

Designates the stretch of U.S. 41 between North Creek and Blackburn Point Road in Sarasota County as the Dickey Betts Memorial Highway, marking the route with his name.

Requires the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers identifying both the bridge and the highway once each new designation takes effect on July 1, 2026.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Bridge over the Ribault River renamed technical

AIThe bridge carrying Moncrief Road West over the Ribault River in Duval County is given the honorary name Bernard Wilkes Ribault River Bridge, and the Department of Transportation must post a marker identifying it by that name.

“The bridge on Moncrief Road West over the Ribault River in Duval County is designated as "Bernard Wilkes Ribault River Bridge."” bill text, line 13 →
§ 2 Stretch of U.S. 41 renamed in Sarasota County technical

AIThe portion of U.S. 41 between North Creek and Blackburn Point Road in Sarasota County is given the honorary name Dickey Betts Memorial Highway, and the Department of Transportation must post a marker identifying it by that name.

“That portion of U.S. 41 between North Creek and Blackburn Point Road in Sarasota County is designated as "Dickey Betts Memorial Highway."” bill text, line 21 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Commerce Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 628...
1/22/2026
Now in Commerce Committee
1/22/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
1/21/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/21/2026
CS Filed
1/21/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
1/21/2026
Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
1/20/2026
Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
10/1/2025
Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
10/1/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
10/1/2025
Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
9/16/2025
Filed
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