Bill Commons

FL HB 937

died on adjournment

Transportation

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did FL HB 937 pass?

No. FL HB 937 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39), SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)

What is FL HB 937 about?

Transportation; Requires licensing rather than registration of, & fuel tax decals rather than identifying devices for, motor carriers; requires copy of license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifies how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles; requires DHSMV or its authorized agent to issue licenses & fuel tax decals; requires fuel tax decal renewal orders to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises required contents of temporary fuel-use permits; revises reporting periods & due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; requires such tax returns to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises requirements for calculation of interest due for delinquent tax; provides penalties for any person who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits except under certain circumstances; requires motor carriers to destroy fuel tax decals under certain circumstances & notify DHSMV; revises apparent amount of property damage that requires driver of vehicle involved in crash to notify law enforcement of crash; provides exemption from certain vehicle registration requirements for certain active duty military members; requires applicants to provide proof of address; revises requirements for documenting applicant's address & proof of legal presence; revises prohibition on obscuring license plate; provides that use of license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions; authorizes DHSMV to use e-mail as method of notification; requires e-mail address to be included on ID card application & request for replacement driver license or instruction permit, respectively; authorizes orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification to be provided by e-mail notification.

Who sponsors FL HB 937?

Bankson, Yarkosky, Ways & Means Committee and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL HB 937.

Description

Transportation; Requires licensing rather than registration of, & fuel tax decals rather than identifying devices for, motor carriers; requires copy of license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifies how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles; requires DHSMV or its authorized agent to issue licenses & fuel tax decals; requires fuel tax decal renewal orders to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises required contents of temporary fuel-use permits; revises reporting periods & due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; requires such tax returns to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises requirements for calculation of interest due for delinquent tax; provides penalties for any person who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits except under certain circumstances; requires motor carriers to destroy fuel tax decals under certain circumstances & notify DHSMV; revises apparent amount of property damage that requires driver of vehicle involved in crash to notify law enforcement of crash; provides exemption from certain vehicle registration requirements for certain active duty military members; requires applicants to provide proof of address; revises requirements for documenting applicant's address & proof of legal presence; revises prohibition on obscuring license plate; provides that use of license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions; authorizes DHSMV to use e-mail as method of notification; requires e-mail address to be included on ID card application & request for replacement driver license or instruction permit, respectively; authorizes orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification to be provided by e-mail notification.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-09 — Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39), SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Banksonprimary
  • Yarkoskyprimary
  • Ways & Means Committeeprimary
  • State Affairs Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-09

    Laid on Table, refer to SB 488

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-09

    Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39), SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)

    deferral

  3. 2026-02-26

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  4. 2026-02-25

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  5. 2026-02-25

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  6. 2026-02-24

    CS Filed

    filing

  7. 2026-02-24

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  8. 2026-02-24

    Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  9. 2026-02-24

    Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-20

    Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  11. 2026-02-11

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  12. 2026-02-11

    Now in State Affairs Committee

  13. 2026-02-11

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-10

    CS Filed

    filing

  15. 2026-02-10

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  16. 2026-02-10

    Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

  17. 2026-02-10

    Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-06

    Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

  19. 2026-02-05

    Now in Ways & Means Committee

  20. 2026-02-05

    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

  21. 2026-02-05

    Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-02-03

    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

  23. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  24. 2026-01-12

    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  25. 2026-01-12

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Ways & Means Committee

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-12-30

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 16-0

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Ways & Means Committee)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 19-0

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee)

    2026-02-24 · pass · 26-0

Related bills

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/937/ByCategory

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