Florida · House Bill 479 · 2025 Regular Session

Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property

HB 479 Sponsored by Dan Daley Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor Apr 22, 2025
  6. Became law Apr 29, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Only Damage to Vehicle or Property; Authorizes court to order driver convicted of leaving scene of crash to make restitution for specified damage.

Every action

39 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 31 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee18–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  12. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee21–0 vote
  16. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  17. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  18. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  19. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)
  20. HouseRead 2nd time
  21. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  22. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  23. HouseRead 3rd time
  24. HouseCS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
  25. SenateIn Messages
  26. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  27. SenateReceived
  28. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 435 · Senate Rules
  29. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  30. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 1378 -SJ 435
  31. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 435
  1. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 435
  2. SenateCS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 435
  3. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-14

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

107–0
Apr 3, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 107 No 0 Not voting 12
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 78 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 107

Not voting · 12

Third Reading · Full Senate

36–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 1

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 6, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 18

 Passed 18–0
Mar 13, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 21

Not voting · 2

 Passed 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Dan DaleyD Primary sponsor · District 96
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.