# Florida HB 1525: Prearranged Transportation Services Florida HB 1525, Prearranged Transportation Services, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Demi Busatta (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-22 (Chapter No. 2025-66) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1525-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1525 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Prearranged Transportation Services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Chapter No. 2025-66 - Sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Penalties for fake rideshare drivers: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, Florida law makes it a crime to falsely claim to be a transportation network company driver or to respond to a ride request as one. A willful violation is a second-degree misdemeanor. It is a third-degree felony when done during or to help commit another felony. - Rideshare services avoid bus classification: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, services bought from a transportation network company are not treated as privately owned or operated bus transit systems when they comply with the company rules in state law. This changes the services’ transit classification; the law does not set a household payment or benefi… - New paratransit provider rules for riders: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the Florida commission can use trust fund money to hire specialized paratransit providers. They must use dedicated vehicles and trained staff, tailor service to riders’ needs, and meet commission standards. Local-government providers must use a dedicated fleet run by employee… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 | | ## Actions (48) - 2025-05-22: Chapter No. 2025-66 - 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-23: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 492 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time -SJ 492 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time -SJ 492 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Substituted for CS/SB 1696 -SJ 492 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 492 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House) - 2025-04-09: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-08: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-08: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-31: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-31: Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-27: Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-20: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-20: Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-19: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-17: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-05: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1525/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1525-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).