Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Operations
- Introduced Feb 25, 2025
- In committee Mar 5, 2025
- Passed the House
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law Oct 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Operations; Requires licensure in lieu of registration of certain motor carriers; requires motor carriers to obtain fuel use decals; revises fuel tax decals, renewal, and temporary fuel-use requirements; removes driveway permit provisions; revises motor fuel use tax return provisions; creates penalties for certain offenses; authorizes DHSMV to inspect specified…
Read the full title (103 words)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Operations; Requires licensure in lieu of registration of certain motor carriers; requires motor carriers to obtain fuel use decals; revises fuel tax decals, renewal, and temporary fuel-use requirements; removes driveway permit provisions; revises motor fuel use tax return provisions; creates penalties for certain offenses; authorizes DHSMV to inspect specified documents of motor carriers, motor fuel retail dealers, & wholesalers; requires motor carriers to destroy fuel tax decals & notify department; revises methods for suspending driver licenses; revises requirements for documenting applicant's proof of legal residency; revises purposes for which department may provide notification by electronic mail.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled
- House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
- CommitteeReferred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee · House Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
- CommitteeNow in Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
- HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- CommitteeDied in Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Daniel Antonio "Danny" AlvarezR Primary sponsor · District 69
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.