Florida · Senate Bill 994 · 2025 Regular Session

Driver License Education Requirements

SB 994 Sponsored by Jay Collins Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 21, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 15, 2025
  4. Passed the House Apr 29, 2025
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Became law May 30, 2025

What it does

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

Driver License Education Requirements ; Specifying the age at which an applicant for a driver license must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course; requiring an applicant for a learner’s driver license to complete a certain driver education course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 36 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy · Senate Transportation
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  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, 03/24/25, 1:30 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 14 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development14–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  14. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 392
  15. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 419
  16. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (231840) -SJ 420
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 421
  18. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 421
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 421
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  25. HouseAmendment 746171 adopted
  26. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  27. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  28. HouseRead 3rd time
  29. HousePassed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  30. SenateIn returning messages
  31. SenateAmendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (689718) -SJ 1010
  32. SenateConcurred in House amendment(s) as amended (746171) -SJ 1033
  33. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1033
  34. HouseIn Messages
  35. HouseSenate Message List
  36. HouseAmendment 689718 Refuse to Concur
  1. HouseRefused to concur, requested Senate to recede
  2. SenateIn returning messages
  3. SenateReceded from amendment(s) to House amendment(s) (689718) -SJ 1102
  4. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 1102
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1102
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-104

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Mar 24, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 Passed 14–0
Apr 2, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.