# Florida SB 44: Motor Vehicles

Florida SB 44, Motor Vehicles, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-23 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2025-36) -SJ 489) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB44-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 44
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Motor Vehicles
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-20
- Last action: 2025-04-23, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2025-36) -SJ 489
- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Transportation, Criminal Justice, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (42 yes, 0 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: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rules
- Cosponsor: Transportation

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Transportation Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-23: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2025-36) -SJ 489 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Substituted CS/CS/HB 253 -SJ 489 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time -SJ 489 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Retained on Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 421 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: CS by Transportation read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Now in Criminal Justice (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules (Senate)
- 2024-11-20: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2025-10-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2024-11-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/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
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/44/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB44-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).