Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Track This Bill

Glossary of Legislative Terms

CS/CS/SB 774: Towing and Storage

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Perry

Towing and Storage; Requiring certain counties and authorizing certain municipalities to establish maximum rates for cleanup and disposal of hazardous and nonhazardous materials under certain circumstances; prohibiting the division from excluding certain wrecker operators from the wrecker operator system or failing to designate certain wrecker operators as authorized wrecker operators; authorizing towing-storage operators to charge certain fees, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/1/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 179 -SJ 606
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

View By Bill Version View By Category

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/6/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/17/2024 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    • Now in Community Affairs
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    2/8/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    2/16/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/21/2024 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 2
    2/22/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
    3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 605
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 179 -SJ 606
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 179 -SJ 606

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/CS/SB 774, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2024 at 11:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 179 (er) Towing and Storage Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-27 Track This Bill
    H 199 Wrecker and Towing-storage Operators Smith Compare Last Action: 10/17/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    H 213 Towing and Storage Smith Compare Last Action: 11/15/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    H 661 Wrecker Operators Caruso Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 202 Towing and Storage Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Transportation Track This Bill
    S 332 (c1) Wrecker Operators Burgess Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. Page 4 (pdf)
    166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. Page 6 (pdf)
    321.051 Florida Highway Patrol wrecker operator system; penalties for operation outside of system. Page 9 (pdf)
    323.001 Wrecker operator storage facilities; vehicle holds. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 11 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 35 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/SB 774, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/8/2024 at 1:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 179 (c2) Towing and Storage Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-27 Track This Bill
    H 199 Wrecker and Towing-storage Operators Smith Compare Last Action: 10/17/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    H 213 Towing and Storage Smith Compare Last Action: 11/15/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    S 202 Towing and Storage Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Transportation Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    327644 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Perry)     		2/19/2024
    12:00 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2024     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 253884 - Amendment to Amendment (327644)
    Delete lines 665 - 821 and insert:     		Rules
    (Perry)     		2/20/2024
    2:50 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/21/2024 9:00 AM Rules 14 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.19 Sale of property distrained. Page 4 (pdf)
    125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. Page 4 (pdf)
    166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. Page 6 (pdf)
    321.051 Florida Highway Patrol wrecker operator system; penalties for operation outside of system. Page 6 (pdf)
    677.210 Enforcement of warehouse’s lien. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 8 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 32 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 774, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2023 at 1:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2024 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 179 (c1) Towing and Storage Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/22/2024 Chapter No. 2024-27 Track This Bill
    H 199 Wrecker and Towing-storage Operators Smith Compare Last Action: 10/17/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    H 213 Towing and Storage Smith Compare Last Action: 11/15/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    H 283 (c1) Self-service Storage Facility Liens Civil Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill
    S 202 Towing and Storage Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Transportation Track This Bill
    S 456 (c1) Self-service Storage Facility Liens Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Regulated Industries Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    430566 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Perry)     		2/5/2024
    2:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/17/2024 8:30 AM Transportation 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/6/2024 3:00 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.19 Sale of property distrained. Page 20 (pdf)
    83.805 Lien. Page 21 (pdf)
    83.806 Enforcement of lien. Page 21 (pdf)
    83.808 Contracts. Page 27 (pdf)
    321.051 Florida Highway Patrol wrecker operator system; penalties for operation outside of system. Page 3 (pdf)
    677.210 Enforcement of warehouse’s lien. Page 28 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 3 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 28 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page