FL H0937 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 488
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 30 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 488
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
Requires licensing rather than registration of, & fuel tax decals rather than identifying devices for, motor carriers; requires copy of license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifies how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles; requires DHSMV or its authorized agent to issue licenses & fuel tax decals; requires fuel tax decal renewal orders to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises required contents of temporary fuel-use permits; revises reporting periods & due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; requires such tax returns to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises requirements for calculation of interest due for delinquent tax; provides penalties for any person who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits except under certain circumstances; requires motor carriers to destroy fuel tax decals under certain circumstances & notify DHSMV; revises apparent amount of property damage that requires driver of vehicle involved in crash to notify law enforcement of crash; provides exemption from certain vehicle registration requirements for certain active duty military members; requires applicants to provide proof of address; revises requirements for documenting applicant's address & proof of legal presence; revises prohibition on obscuring license plate; provides that use of license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions; authorizes DHSMV to use e-mail as method of notification; requires e-mail address to be included on ID card application & request for replacement driver license or instruction permit, respectively; authorizes orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification to be provided by e-mail notification.
Title
Transportation
Sponsors
| House State Affairs Committee | House Ways & Means Committee | Rep. Taylor Yarkosky [R] | Rep. Doug Bankson [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-02-24 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - House Ways & Means Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - House Government Operations Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - House Ways & Means Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - House Government Operations Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | House | Laid on Table, refer to SB 488 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2026-02-25 | House | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| 2026-02-24 | House | CS Filed |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Reported out of State Affairs Committee |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Added to State Affairs Committee agenda |
| 2026-02-11 | House | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Referred to State Affairs Committee |
| 2026-02-10 | House | CS Filed |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported out of Ways & Means Committee |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Now in Ways & Means Committee |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda |
| 2026-01-13 | House | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Now in Government Operations Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to State Affairs Committee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Ways & Means Committee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee |
| 2025-12-30 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H939 (Related) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 490
S488 (Similar To) 2026-04-22 - Chapter No. 2026-39
S490 (Similar To) 2026-04-22 - Chapter No. 2026-40
H543 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in returning Messages
S1274 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
S1080 (Similar To) 2026-03-06 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 543
S488 (Similar To) 2026-04-22 - Chapter No. 2026-39
S490 (Similar To) 2026-04-22 - Chapter No. 2026-40
H543 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in returning Messages
S1274 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
S1080 (Similar To) 2026-03-06 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 543
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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| 120 | 80 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 001 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 002 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 003 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
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| 207 | 011 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 013 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 014 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 019 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 023 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 207 | 0281 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 212 | 08 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 316 | 065 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 316 | 545 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 318 | 15 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 319 | 35 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 319 | 40 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 02 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 03 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 061 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 262 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 95 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 01 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 051 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 08 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 17 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 18 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 21 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 245 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 251 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 2615 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 2616 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 322 | 64 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 324 | 091 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 324 | 171 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 328 | 30 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 328 | 73 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 627 | 7415 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
