HB 543: Transportation
GENERAL BILL by McFarland
Transportation; Requires DOT to increase minimum perception reaction time of all steady yellow signals by specified amount of time; requires licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers & fuel tax decals, rather than identifying devices, for motor carriers; revises various provisions relating to qualified motor vehicles, motor carriers, fuel tax decals, & temporary fuel-use permits; revises reporting periods & due dates for motor fuel use tax returns & requires such returns to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; requires certain seaports to submit annual report describing measures taken to support commercial space launch industry to chair of Space Florida board of directors beginning on specified date; prohibits certain seaports from converting planned or existing land, facilities, or infrastructure that supports cargo purposes unless specified conditions are met; requires legislative approval for use of state funds for specified projects; authorizes private entity to install automated license plate recognition system for use on certain property; requires motor vehicle to be equipped with exhaust system to prevent excessive or unusual noise; prohibits such system from allowing noise that is audible at specified distance from vehicle; authorizes certain golf carts to be titled & registered for operation on certain roads without inspection by DHSMV; provides requirements for electronic credentialing system; authorizes DHSMV to make direct payments to certain subcontractors under specified conditions; requires DHSMV to implement Next-generation Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2025 | House |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 488 | Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Avila | Compare | Last Action: 11/13/2025 S Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (37)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 207.001 | Short title. | Page 5 (pdf) |
| 207.002 | Definitions. | Page 5 (pdf) |
| 207.003 | Privilege tax levied. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 207.004 | Registration of motor carriers; identifying devices; fees; renewals; temporary fuel-use permits and driveaway permits. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 207.005 | Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; calculation of fuel used during operations in the state; credit; bond. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 207.007 | Offenses; penalties and interest. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 207.008 | Retention of records by motor carrier. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 207.011 | Inspection of records; hearings; forms; rules. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 207.013 | Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 207.014 | Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes. | Page 38 (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 39 (pdf) |
| 207.0281 | Registration; cooperative reciprocal agreements between states. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 212.08 | Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 261.03 | Definitions. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 261.11 | Penalties. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 311.10 | Strategic Port Investment Initiative. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 311.15 | Page 19 (pdf) | |
| 316.003 | Definitions. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 316.0777 | Automated license plate recognition systems; installation within rights-of-way of State Highway System; public records exemption. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 316.20655 | Electric bicycle regulations. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 316.272 | Exhaust systems, prevention of noise. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 316.293 | Motor vehicle noise. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 316.3045 | Operation of radios or other mechanical or electronic soundmaking devices or instruments in vehicles; exemptions. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 316.455 | Other equipment. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 316.545 | Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 318.18 | Amount of penalties. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 319.1401 | Page 24 (pdf) | |
| 319.35 | Unlawful acts in connection with motor vehicle odometer readings; penalties. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 322.032 | Digital proof of driver license or identification card. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 324.171 | Self-insurer. | Page 44 (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 32 (pdf) |
| 337.18 | Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 339.85 | Next-generation Traffic Signal Modernization Program. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 403.061 | Department; powers and duties. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 403.415 | Motor vehicle noise. | Page 46 (pdf) |
| 627.7415 | Commercial motor vehicles; additional liability insurance coverage. | Page 46 (pdf) |
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