Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 D · 5 R cosponsors

HB 965 — Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration

Last action — Chapter No. 2023-186

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 02, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    3 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration; Revising the parties that may receive confidential crash reports to include law enforcement agencies and their contracted service providers; requires that motor vehicle registration form and registration renewal form and driver license or ID card application form, respectively, include option to make voluntary contribution to Best Buddies International; defining the terms "control" and "motor vehicle dealer's leasing or rental affiliate", etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2023-186

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

  6. Amendment 834476 Concur

  7. Added to Senate Message List

  8. In Messages

  9. CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  10. Amendment(s) adopted (834476)

  11. Read 3rd time

  12. Placed on 3rd reading

  13. Read 2nd time

  14. Substituted for CS/SB 996

  15. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  16. Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

  17. Received

  18. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  19. In Messages

  20. CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  23. Read 2nd time

  24. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)

  25. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  26. Bill referred to House Calendar

  27. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  28. CS Filed

  29. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  30. Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  31. Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  32. Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda

  33. Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  34. Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

  35. Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

  36. Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  37. Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

  38. Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  39. Favorable by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  40. Added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda

  41. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  42. Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  43. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  44. Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

  45. Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  46. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (140)

140 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 11000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 63001
Democrat 26002
Unaffiliated 26001
Total 115004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fine — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Roth — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Casello — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Not Voting
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Not Voting
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 61003
Unaffiliated 26001
Democrat 25002
Total 112006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Roth — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fine — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Casello — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Silvers — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Not Voting
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Not Voting
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Not Voting
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Not Voting
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Not Voting
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Infrastructure Strategies Committee)

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 3001
Total 23001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Killebrew — Yea
Payne — Yea
Stevenson — Not Voting
Tomkow — Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

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Favorable (Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7002
Democrat 3001
Unaffiliated 0002
Total 10005
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Silvers — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Not Voting
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Not Voting
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Not Voting
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Not Voting
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Favorable (Transportation & Modals Subcommittee)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9002
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 16002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Lopez, V. — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Not Voting
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Not Voting
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 965 do?
Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration; Revising the parties that may receive confidential crash reports to include law enforcement agencies and their contracted service providers; requires that motor vehicle registration form and registration renewal form and driver license or ID card application form, respectively, include option to make voluntary contribution to Best Buddies International; defining the terms "control" and "motor vehicle dealer's leasing or rental affiliate", etc.
Who sponsors HB 965?
HB 965 is sponsored by Woodson, Marie Paule (Democrat), Williams, Tant, Allison (Democrat), Stark, Paula A. (Republican), Skidmore, Kelly (Democrat), Nixon, Angela "Angie" (Democrat), López, Johanna (Democrat), LaMarca, Chip (Republican), Joseph, Dotie (Democrat), Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat), Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat), Garcia, Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" (Democrat), Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat), Daley, Dan (Democrat), Chaney, Linda (Republican), Bracy Davis, LaVon (Democrat), Benjamin, Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Arrington, Kristen Aston (Democrat), Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" (Democrat), Infrastructure Strategies Committee, and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 965?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2023. Enacted.
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