The Florida Senate

The bill authorizes the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to enter into interagency agreements with county tax collectors to authorize the county tax collector to enforce statutory provisions related to commercial driving schools. The agreement may authorize the county tax collector, or his or her agent, to do any of the following:

• Prohibit licensees operating commercial driving schools, and their agents, from entering upon the tax collector’s premises, including parking areas, unless the licensee or agent is seeking tax collector services in their personal capacity.
• Prohibit conduct by licensees operating commercial driving schools, and their agents, which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, the DHSMV, or the county tax collector.
• Prohibit any transaction, practice, or course of business related to a commercial driving school which undermines the integrity of the driver license issuance process.
• Require persons licensed to operate commercial driving schools, and their agents, to present certain documents upon the demand of a law enforcement officer, an employee of the DHSMV, or an employee of the county tax collector.
• Enter the premises of a commercial driving school to ensure compliance with state and local laws regulating commercial driving schools.

If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor's signature, these provisions take effect on July 1, 2026.

Vote: Senate 37-0; House 109-3