Florida · Senate Bill 1318 · 2025 Regular Session

Traffic Offenses

  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 Oct 1, 2025

What it does

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

Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications…

Read the full title (90 words)

Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules · Senate Transportation
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  4. SenateIntroduced
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation9–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development15–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeCS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2 · Senate Rules22–2 vote
  12. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  13. CommitteeCS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 387
  3. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 388
  4. SenateCS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 7 -SJ 388
  5. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate Transportation Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

9–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 15

15–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Rules CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2
Members

Yes · 22

No · 2

Not voting · 1

22–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 Independent.

  • Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
All 4 cosponsors

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