Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Introduced Feb 26, 2025
- In committee Mar 6, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Revising penalties for the use of a wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell certain service appointments without the written authorization of the department or a tax collector; authorizing tax collectors to deliver by mail or make available at the tax collector’s office certificates of title; revising the year by which the Legislature intends that the transition of certain services to certain tax collectors be completed, etc.
Every action
22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 14 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations · Senate Transportation
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
- CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation9–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development15–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
- SenateCS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
- CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
- SenateCS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 617
- SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 961 -SJ 617
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 961 (Ch. 2025-125 ), CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155 ) -SJ 617
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Senate Transportation | CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 | 9–0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development | CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 | 15–0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Senate Appropriations | Appropriations vote | 17–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
-
Jay TrumbullR Primary sponsor · District 2
- A Appropriations Sponsoring committee
- AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 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.