Florida · Senate Bill 1290 · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 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; Requiring licensure in lieu of registration of motor carriers operating certain qualified motor vehicles; requiring motor carriers to obtain fuel use decals in lieu of identifying devices; revising due dates for motor fuel use tax returns submitted by licensed motor carriers; requiring vehicle registration applicants to provide a Florida address; defining the term “economically disadvantaged area”, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Finance and Tax; Appropriations · Senate Transportation
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  5. CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Finance and Tax · Senate Finance and Tax
  8. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Finance and Tax
  9. CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Finance and Tax6–0 vote
  1. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  3. CommitteeCS/CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time · Senate Finance and Tax
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
  5. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations15–0 vote
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. SenateDied on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155 )

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Transportation CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

9–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Finance and Tax CS/CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 6

6–0
Apr 17, 2025 Senate Appropriations Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 15

Not voting · 3

15–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
  • Fa Finance and Tax Sponsoring committee
  • T Transportation 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.