Florida · Senate Bill 88 · 2025 Regular Session

Utility Terrain Vehicles

SB 88 Sponsored by Tom A. Wright Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 6, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jan 1, 2026

What it does

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

Authorizing a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to be operated during all hours; authorizing the operation of UTVs on certain parts of the State Highway System; authorizing the Department of Transportation to prohibit the use of UTVs under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue a license plate to the owner or lessee of a vehicle registered as a UTV upon payment of certain taxes and fees, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules · Senate Transportation
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/18/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  4. CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Transportation7–1 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  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, 03/05/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. SenateIntroduced
  9. CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 10 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development10–3 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/19/25, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 3
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
  1. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 275
  3. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 275
  4. SenateCS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 -SJ 27532–5 vote
  5. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 279
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 -SJ 275 · Full Senate

32–5
Mar 27, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 32 No 5 Not voting 2
Democrats: 6 yes, 4 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 32

No · 5

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 18, 2025 Senate committee CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 Passed 7–1
Mar 5, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 10 NAYS 3 Passed 10–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Tom A. WrightR Primary sponsor · District 8
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Sponsoring committee
  • T Transportation Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.