Florida getting closer and closer to killing red-light cameras

With little discussion Wednesday, a measure that would end the use of red-light cameras for traffic enforcement in Florida was put in position for a House vote on Thursday.

The proposal (HB 6007) to repeal a law known as the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act of 2010 has continued to advance even though a Senate version (SB 178) failed to get through its first committee last month.

The House measure is the latest effort to stop local governments from being able to impose $158 fines on the owners of vehicles caught on camera running red lights.

Some House leaders have long been critical of the cameras, which they say have become revenue generators for local governments.

But local governments and red-light camera companies have fended off repeal attempts.

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