# Florida HB 961: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Florida HB 961, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Patt Maney (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter No. 2025-125); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB961-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 961 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter No. 2025-125 - Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Government Operations Subcommittee, Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Driver license services shift to counties: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, county tax collectors become Florida’s exclusive agents for driver license services. The statewide transition must finish by June 30, 2027. Authorized tax collectors can also use the state’s online portal to process driver license and identification card transactions. - Easier parking permit renewals and replacements: benefit, low. People certified as permanently disabled on their last application can renew for the next four-year period without new disability proof. Renewal after that period requires proof issued within the past 12 months. Eligible permanently and totally disabled veterans can instead use a qualifying Veteran… - More delivery options for vehicle documents: benefit, low. Authorized tax collectors can provide original and corrected vehicle titles by mail or at their offices. You can also request a duplicate title at the office or by mail to your address. The state and its tax collector agents can deliver registration certificates, renewals, and duplicates in person… - Unauthorized motor vehicle appointment sales banned: benefit, low. People cannot sell or offer to sell covered appointments at state motor vehicle offices or authorized tax collector offices. Sales require written permission from the department or an authorized tax collector. The ban covers services under chapters 319, 320, 322, and 328. Unauthorized sales are a f… - Restricted driving violations end driving access: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, this rule applies to drivers whose privileges were revoked under section 322.27(5). If they receive limited driving privileges and then break their conditions, those privileges are revoked. They cannot receive any driving privilege for the rest of the five-year period starti… - Cheating drivers must retake license exams: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Class E and commercial license applicants must retake the exam if found cheating. This also applies when an applicant otherwise bypasses any part of the exam. - Drivers can round up for charity: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, tax collectors can offer license holders and applicants an optional charity round-up. Those who choose it pay the transaction amount rounded up to the next whole dollar. The added amount goes to a charity registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser… - Disqualified commercial drivers get another option: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, temporarily disqualified commercial drivers can get a Class E license at no cost. They must surrender their commercial license and qualify for the Class E license. It covers the remaining unexpired commercial license period. After disqualification ends, they can regain their… - Lifetime parking permits require initial payment: mixed, low. People certified as permanently disabled because of permanent amputation or dismemberment qualify for lifetime disabled parking permits. They must need the permit because of that condition, apply, and pay the required fee. The permit lasts until death, needs no renewal, and has a sticker showing it… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Government Operations Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2025-06-06: Chapter No. 2025-125 - 2025-06-05: Approved by Governor - 2025-06-04: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-29: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-29: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 617 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time -SJ 617 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 617 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1348 -SJ 617 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 617 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-23: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-23: Amendment 362227 adopted (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-17: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-17: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-17: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2025-04-15: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-15: Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-11: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-04-11: Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-04-11: Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-11: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-11: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-11: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-11: Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-10: Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-08: Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-03-02: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-02: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-03-02: Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-02: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-24: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-04-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/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/2025/961/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/961/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-HB961-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).