# Florida HB 543: Transportation Florida HB 543, Transportation, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Fiona McFarland (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in returning Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 925 (Ch. 2026-112), SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB543-2026 - 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 543 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Transportation - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-25 - Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in returning Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 925 (Ch. 2026-112), SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39) - Sponsor: Fiona McFarland (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Appropriation, Commerce Committee, Ways & Means Committee, Budget Committee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Fiona McFarland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fabián Basabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Budget Committee - Cosponsor: Commerce Committee - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 107 | 1 | | ## Actions (55) - 2026-03-13: Died in returning Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 925 (Ch. 2026-112), SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39) (House) - 2026-03-12: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-12: Refused to recede, requests House to concur -SJ 855 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: In returning messages (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 389764 Refuse to Concur (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 672 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Amendment(s) adopted (389764) -SJ 658 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 658 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1080 -SJ 658 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 658 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-04: CS passed as amended; YEAS 107, NAYS 1 (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment 304287 adopted (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-18: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-17: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-17: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-17: Reported out of Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-16: Favorable with CS by Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Added to Budget Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-23: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-23: Now in Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-22: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-16: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-12-03: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-12-03: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-12-03: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2025-12-03: Referred to Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2025-12-03: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-11-25: Filed (House) ## Bill text - e1, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/e1/PDF) - c3, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/c3/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/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 - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/c3/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/543/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-HB543-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).