Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to golf carts operated on city streets
Sponsored by Sen. Annette Sweeney (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Cities will no longer be allowed to ban people with driver's licenses from driving golf carts on local streets. While these carts can still be kept off certain main roads that run through a city, they must still follow safety rules like using flags and driving only during daylight hours.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, incorporated areas are authorized to allow the operation of golf carts on city streets by persons possessing a valid driver’s license. However, a golf cart is prohibited from being operated on a city street which is a primary road extension through the city but is allowed to cross such a primary road extension. Golf carts are not subject to the vehicle registration requirements under Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road). This bill prohibits local authorities from prohibiting the operation of golf carts on city streets by persons possessing a valid driver’s license. The restrictions on the operation of a golf cart on city streets under current law remain applicable, including that golf carts must be equipped with a slow moving vehicle sign and a bicycle safety flag, must be operated only from sunrise to sunset, and must be equipped with adequate brakes and meet any other safety requirements imposed by the local authority.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 18, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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