Florida Senate - 2024 SJR 1042



By Senator Garcia





36-01083-24 20241042__
1 Senate Joint Resolution
2 A joint resolution proposing the creation of Section
3 33 of Article X of the State Constitution to prohibit
4 the state or its political subdivisions from placing
5 and operating traffic infraction detectors for
6 specified purposes.
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8 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 That the following creation of Section 33 of Article X of
11 the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to
12 the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next
13 general election or at an earlier special election specifically
14 authorized by law for that purpose:
15 ARTICLE X
16 MISCELLANEOUS
17 SECTION 33. Prohibition on traffic infraction detectors.
18 The state or a political subdivision thereof is prohibited from
19 placing and operating traffic infraction detectors used for the
20 purpose of detecting when a driver of a motor vehicle fails to
21 stop at a traffic signal. This prohibition does not apply to the
22 placement and operation of traffic infraction detectors on
23 portions of roadways established as school speed zones.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be
25 placed on the ballot:
26 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
27 ARTICLE X, SECTION 33
28 PROHIBITION ON TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTORS.—Proposing an
29 amendment to the State Constitution to prohibit the state or its
30 political subdivisions from placing and operating traffic
31 infraction detectors for detecting when drivers of motor
32 vehicles fail to stop at traffic signals, with the exception of
33 portions of roadways established as school speed zones.