SB 1290: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
GENERAL BILL by Collins
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Requiring licensure in lieu of registration of motor carriers operating certain qualified motor vehicles; requiring motor carriers to obtain fuel use decals in lieu of identifying devices; revising due dates for motor fuel use tax returns submitted by licensed motor carriers; requiring vehicle registration applicants to provide a Florida address; defining the term “economically disadvantaged area”, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1292 | Public Records/E-mail Addresses/DHSMV | Collins | Linked | Last Action: 2/26/2025 S Filed |
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| H 1075 | Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Operations | Alvarez | Similar | Last Action: 2/25/2025 H Filed |
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| H 1077 | Pub. Rec./E-mail Addresses/DHSMV | Alvarez | Compare | Last Action: 2/25/2025 H Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (34)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 207.001 | Short title. | Page 4 (pdf) |
| 207.002 | Definitions. | Page 4 (pdf) |
| 207.003 | Privilege tax levied. | Page 6 (pdf) |
| 207.004 | Registration of motor carriers; identifying devices; fees; renewals; temporary fuel-use permits and driveaway permits. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 207.005 | Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; calculation of fuel used during operations in the state; credit; bond. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 207.007 | Offenses; penalties and interest. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 207.008 | Retention of records by motor carrier. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 207.011 | Inspection of records; hearings; forms; rules. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 207.013 | Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 207.014 | Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 207.019 | Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of address. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 207.023 | Authority to inspect vehicles, make arrests, seize property, and execute warrants. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 207.0281 | Registration; cooperative reciprocal agreements between states. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 212.08 | Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 316.065 | Crashes; reports; penalties. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 316.545 | Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. | Page 35 (pdf) |
| 318.15 | Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; penalty. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 319.35 | Unlawful acts in connection with motor vehicle odometer readings; penalties. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 320.02 | Registration required; application for registration; forms. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 320.605 | Legislative intent. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 320.63 | Application for license; contents. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 320.95 | Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. | Page 25 (pdf) |
| 322.01 | Definitions. | Page 25 (pdf) |
| 322.08 | Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. | Page 25 (pdf) |
| 322.18 | Original applications, licenses, and renewals; expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 322.21 | License fees; procedure for handling and collecting fees. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 322.251 | Notice of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification of license. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 322.2616 | Suspension of license; persons under 21 years of age; right to review. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 322.292 | DUI programs supervision; powers and duties of the department. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 322.64 | Holder of commercial driver license; persons operating a commercial motor vehicle; driving with unlawful blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, urine, or blood test. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 324.091 | Notice to department; notice to insurer. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 324.171 | Self-insurer. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 328.30 | Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 627.7415 | Commercial motor vehicles; additional liability insurance coverage. | Page 34 (pdf) |
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