# Florida HB 35: Habitual Traffic Offender Designation Florida HB 35, Habitual Traffic Offender Designation, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Webster Barnaby (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Chapter No. 2026-53) (as of 2026-10-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB35-2026 - As of: 2026-10-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 35 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Habitual Traffic Offender Designation - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-09-23 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Chapter No. 2026-53 - Sponsor: Webster Barnaby (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, State Affairs Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More offenses count toward habitual offender: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida counts more offenses toward the “habitual traffic offender” label. A person is labeled if they have three or more convictions from separate acts within five years. The law adds three offenses: not stopping to help after a crash with death or injury; driving a commerc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Webster Barnaby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 99 | 15 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-04-24: Chapter No. 2026-53 - 2026-04-23: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-12: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 843 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time -SJ 843 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time -SJ 843 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Substituted for SB 1370 -SJ 843 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 843 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 99, NAYS 15 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-10: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-11-19: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-11-19: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-11-18: CS Filed (House) - 2025-11-18: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-11-18: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-18: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-10: PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-10-01: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-10-01: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-10-01: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-09-23: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/35/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-11-18: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/35/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-09-23: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/35/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/35/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/35/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/35/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [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-HB35-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).