5/5/03-A bill in the state Legislature to extend daytime lane restrictions on trucks to 24 hours a day in Palm Beach County is dead for this year.
Trucks traveling through the county now are prohibited from I-95’s left lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. HB497 would have extended the prohibition around the clock.
The measure passed the House May 1 by a vote of 116-0, but died in the Senate transportation committee the following day.

3/31/03-Florida’s House Transportation Committee has passed a bill to extend daytime lane restrictions on trucks to 24 hours a day.
Trucks traveling through Palm Beach County now are prohibited from I-95’s left lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. HB497 would extend the prohibition around the clock.
The bill has been referred to five different committees and subcommittees. It passed the Subcommittee on Transportation Systems March 18 by a vote of 9-0, and passed the full Transportation Committee March 20 by a vote of 18-0.
For bill status, call (850) 488-4371.

3/6/03-Under H497, daytime lane restrictions on trucks would be extended to 24 hours a day on I-95 in Palm Beach County.
Trucks traveling through the county now are prohibited from I-95's left lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. H497, a pilot project introduced by Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, would extend the prohibition around the clock.
The two-year pilot project would not begin - and citations would not be issued to truckers - until signs are posted along the highway.
The bill has been referred to the Appropriations, Public Safety and Crime Prevention, and Transportation committees. It is vital you contact your state lawmakers to let them know what lane restrictions mean to road safety.
For contact information, visit http://www.myfloridahouse.com/committeeInfo.aspx?id=2095, http://www.myfloridahouse.com/committeeInfo.aspx?id=2139, and http://www.myfloridahouse.com/committeeInfo.aspx?id=2144; or call OOIDA's membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up