Bill > S1348

Introduced Session

An act relating to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; amending s. 316.305, F.S.; revising penalties for the use of a wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle; authorizing certain persons to participate in a distracted driving safety program approved by the department; authorizing the waiver of certain penalties and associated costs, and requiring the waiver of the assessment of points, upon completion of such program; amending s. 316.306, F.S.; authorizing a person to participate in a distracted driving safety program, upon completion of which certain penalties and associated costs may, and the assessment of points must, be waived for certain offenses; creating s. 316.88, F.S.; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell certain service appointments without the written authorization of the department or a tax collector; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 318.1451, F.S.; requiring the department to create a specified driver improvement course related to distracted driving which driver improvement schools shall offer to certain persons; requiring that all basic driver improvement courses include certain content relating to distracted driving; amending s. 319.24, F.S.; authorizing tax collectors to deliver by mail or make available at the tax collector’s office certificates of title; amending s. 319.29, F.S.; providing that certain applications may be fulfilled by the tax collector acting as an authorized agent of the department; amending s. 320.031, F.S.; authorizing the department and tax collectors, as agents of the department, to deliver certain documents, including duplicate registration certificates, in person or by mail; amending s. 320.084, F.S.; providing for disabled veteran motor vehicle license plates in lieu of “DV” motor vehicle license plates; requiring that requests for certain specialty license plates be processed in a certain manner; amending s. 320.0848, F.S.; requiring the department to renew certain disabled parking permits for a specified period without requiring certain documentation; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 322.02, F.S.; revising the year by which the Legislature intends that the transition of certain services to certain tax collectors be completed; deleting a provision authorizing such transition of services to appointed charter county tax collectors on a limited basis; providing that the tax collector is, rather than may be, designated the exclusive agent of the department for a specified purpose; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; requiring certain driver license applicants to retake certain examinations; amending s. 322.135, F.S.; authorizing a tax collector to process certain transactions using the department’s online license and registration portal; authorizing a tax collector to offer to a licensee or prospective licensee a certain donation option; amending s. 322.251, F.S.; authorizing the issuance of a Class E driver license to certain persons, if eligible; amending s. 322.271, F.S.; requiring the revocation of a restricted driving privilege for a specified period in certain circumstances; amending s. 322.66, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date.

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Jay Trumbull (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (3)

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 961 (Ch. 2025-125), CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155) (on 04/29/2025)

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