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HB 1397: Transportation

GENERAL BILL by Abbott

Transportation ; Authorizes Secretary of Transportation to appoint certain officers; revises provisions relating to FTC; creates Florida Transportation Research Institute & Florida Transportation Academy & provides functions & requirements for each; revises provisions relating to project funding & funding prioritization, DOT responsibilities, Florida Seaport Transportation & Economic Development Council, commercial service airports, private airports of public interest, reporting requirements, advanced air mobility, performance & productivity measures, & permitting; removes provisions relating to social & economically disadvantaged business enterprises; authorizes DOT to require amount of certain bonds be less than certain amount; revises budgetary procedures for DOT; requires EOG to modify approved operating budget for fixed capital outlay expenditures; repeals provisions relating to high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, socially & economically disadvantaged business enterprises, penalties for false representation of such enterprises, contract awards to such enterprises, & electric vehicle charging stations & infrastructure plan development.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 2/27/2025 House - Filed
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 House • Filed

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  • HB 1397, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 4:53 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1662 Transportation Collins Similar Last Action: 2/28/2025 S Filed
    H 567 Transportation McFarland Compare Last Action: 2/19/2025 H Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
    H 1125 Regional Planning and Economic Development Owen Compare Last Action: 2/26/2025 H Filed
    H 1185 Department of Management Services Sapp Compare Last Action: 2/26/2025 H Filed
    S 110 Rural Communities Simon Compare Last Action: 2/24/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    S 462 Department of Transportation DiCeglie Compare Last Action: 2/10/2025 S Referred to Transportation; Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy

    Citations - Statutes (49)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.23 Department of Transportation. Page 8 (pdf)
    110.205 Career service; exemptions. Page 72 (pdf)
    212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected. Page 16 (pdf)
    311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic development funding. Page 21 (pdf)
    311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. Page 23 (pdf)
    311.10 Strategic Port Investment Initiative. Page 27 (pdf)
    316.0741 High-occupancy-vehicle lanes. Page 72 (pdf)
    316.0745 Uniform signals and devices. Page 27 (pdf)
    322.27 Authority of department to suspend or revoke driver license or identification card. Page 74 (pdf)
    330.27 Definitions, when used in ss. 330.29-330.39. Page 28 (pdf)
    330.30 Approval of airport sites; registration and licensure of airports. Page 31 (pdf)
    331.351 Participation by women, minorities, and socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises encouraged. Page 72 (pdf)
    331.371 Strategic space infrastructure investment. Page 35 (pdf)
    332.003 Florida Airport Development and Assistance Act; short title. Page 36 (pdf)
    332.005 Restrictions on authority of Department of Transportation. Page 37 (pdf)
    332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation. Page 38 (pdf)
    332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and airport programs and projects; state plan. Page 40 (pdf)
    332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and accountability; penalty. Page 43 (pdf)
    332.15 Page 47 (pdf)
    334.044 Powers and duties of the department. Page 48 (pdf)
    334.045 Transportation performance and productivity standards; development; measurement; application. Page 51 (pdf)
    334.62 Page 51 (pdf)
    335.182 Regulation of connections to roads on State Highway System; definitions. Page 53 (pdf)
    335.187 Unpermitted connections; existing access permits; nonconforming permits; modification and revocation of permits. Page 53 (pdf)
    337.027 Authority to implement a business development program. Page 54 (pdf)
    337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; records; requirements of vehicle registration. Page 55 (pdf)
    337.125 Socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises; notice requirements. Page 57 (pdf)
    337.135 Socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises; punishment for false representation. Page 72 (pdf)
    337.139 Efforts to encourage awarding contracts to disadvantaged business enterprises. Page 72 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments.
    337.251 Lease of property for joint public-private development and areas above or below department property. Page 59 (pdf)
    337.406 Unlawful use of state transportation facility right-of-way; penalties. Page 61 (pdf)
    338.227 Turnpike revenue bonds. Page 61 (pdf)
    339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund. Page 61 (pdf)
    339.0805 Funds to be expended with certified disadvantaged business enterprises; construction management development program; bond guarantee program. Page 72 (pdf)
    339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment. Page 62 (pdf)
    339.2816 Small County Road Assistance Program. Page 65 (pdf)
    339.2818 Small County Outreach Program. Page 66 (pdf)
    339.2821 Economic development transportation projects. Page 67 (pdf)
    339.287 Electric vehicle charging stations; infrastructure plan development. Page 72 (pdf)
    339.55 State-funded infrastructure bank. Page 68 (pdf)
    339.651 Strategic Intermodal System supply chain demands. Page 69 (pdf)
    341.051 Administration and financing of public transit and intercity bus service programs and projects. Page 70 (pdf)
    348.754 Purposes and powers. Page 70 (pdf)
    349.03 Jacksonville Transportation Authority. Page 71 (pdf)
    365.172 Emergency communications. Page 77 (pdf)
    379.2293 Airport activities within the scope of a federally approved wildlife hazard management plan or a federal or state permit or other authorization for depredation or harassment. Page 91 (pdf)
    493.6101 Definitions. Page 91 (pdf)
    493.6403 License requirements. Page 93 (pdf)

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