Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 I · 1 D cosponsors

SB 1318 — Traffic Offenses

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 By Senator Grall 29-00729-25 20251318__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to hands-free driving;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 By the Committee on Rules;
and Senators Grall, Davis, Hooper, Pizzo, and Rodriguez 595-03119-25 20251318c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to traffic offenses;
removing obsolete provisions;
deleting obsolete provisions;
amending s.
318.14, F.S.;
requiring the imposition of specified civil penalties and periods of driver license suspension, in addition to any other penalties, on a person found at a mandatory hearing to have committed certain traffic infractions that resulted in a crash with another vehicle;
amending s.
318.19, F.S.;
requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing;
Section 1.
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(a) Improve roadway safety for all vehicle operators, vehicle passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other road Page 1 of 11 CODING:
(a) Improve roadway safety for all vehicle operators, vehicle passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other road users.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 29-00729-25 20251318__ users.
(c) “Wireless communications device”:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 (c) “Wireless communications device”:
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Includes, but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, smartphone, tablet computer, laptop computer, two-way messaging device, electronic gaming device, or device capable of displaying videos or images.
Includes, but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a two-way messaging device, an electronic gaming device, or a device capable of displaying videos or images.
Sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle must be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated.
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or while sending or reading data on such a device for the purpose of nonvoice interpersonal communication, including, but not limited to, communication methods known as texting, e-mailing, and instant messaging.
As used in this section, the term “wireless communications device” means any handheld device used or capable of being used in a handheld manner, that is designed or intended to receive or transmit text Page 3 of 11 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 29-00729-25 20251318__ or character-based messages, access or store data, or connect to the Internet or any communications service as defined in s.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle must be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated.
or while sending or reading data on such a device for the purpose of nonvoice interpersonal communication, including, but not limited to, communication methods known as texting, e-mailing, and instant messaging.
As used in this section, the term “wireless communications device” means any handheld device used or capable of being used in a handheld manner, that is designed or intended to receive or transmit text or character-based messages, access or store data, or connect to the Internet or any communications service as defined in s.
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(d) Only in the event of a crash resulting in death or personal injury, a user’s billing records for a wireless communications device or the testimony of or written statements from appropriate authorities receiving such messages may be admissible as evidence in any proceeding to determine whether a violation of paragraph (a) has been committed.
(d) Only in the event of a crash resulting in death or personal injury, a user’s billing records for a wireless communications device or the testimony of or written statements from appropriate authorities receiving such messages may be admissible as evidence in any proceeding to determine whether a Page 5 of 15 CODING:
(5)(a)(4)(a) A Any person who violates paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a) commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
(b) A Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a) within 5 years after the date of a prior conviction for a violation of paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a) commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 29-00729-25 20251318__ (6)(5) When a law enforcement officer issues a citation for a violation of this section, the law enforcement officer must record the race and ethnicity of the violator.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 violation of paragraph (a) has been committed.
(5)(a)(4)(a) A Any person who violates paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a) commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
(b) A Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a) within 5 years after the date of a prior conviction for a violation of paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a) commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
(6)(5) When a law enforcement officer issues a citation for a violation of this section, the law enforcement officer must record the race and ethnicity of the violator.
prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner on any roadway when construction personnel are present or operating equipment.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term “wireless communications device” has the same meaning as provided in s.
prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner on any roadway when construction personnel are present or Page 6 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 operating equipment or in a school zone while flashing beacons are activated.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term “wireless communications device” has the same meaning as provided in s.
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(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to:
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 29-00729-25 20251318__ (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to:
This subparagraph shall only be applicable to work zone areas if construction personnel are present or are operating equipment on the road or immediately adjacent to the work zone area.
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(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a motor vehicle operator who is:
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316.305(4)(a) on any roadway when construction personnel are present or are operating equipment on the road or immediately adjacent to the work zone area this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation, as provided in chapter 318, and shall pay a fine of $150 and have 3 points assessed against his or her driver license.
316.305(4)(a) on any roadway when construction personnel are present or are operating equipment on the road or immediately adjacent to the work zone area, or in a school zone during periods in which the Page 9 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 restrictive speed limit is enforced and flashing beacons are activated, this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation, as provided in chapter 318, and shall pay a fine of $150 and have 3 points assessed against his or her driver license.
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(a) For a first violation offense under this section, in lieu of the penalty specified in s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 29-00729-25 20251318__ (a) For a first violation offense under this section, in lieu of the penalty specified in s.
318.18 for violations under of this section must be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund of the Department of Health.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund of the Department of Health.
All law enforcement agencies must maintain such information and must report such information to the department in a form and manner Page 10 of 11 CODING:
All law enforcement agencies must maintain such information and must report such information to the department in a form and manner determined by the department.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1318 29-00729-25 20251318__ determined by the department.
This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
Subsection (5) of section 318.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions;
exception;
procedures.— (5)(a) Any person electing to appear before the designated official or who is required to appear is shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to the civil penalty provisions of s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 318.18.
The official, after a hearing, shall make a determination as to whether an infraction has been committed.
If the commission of an infraction has been proven, the official may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except that in cases involving unlawful speed in a school zone or involving unlawful speed in a construction zone, the civil penalty may not exceed $1,000;
or require attendance at a driver improvement school, or both.
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If the person is required to appear before the designated official pursuant to s.
318.19(1) and is found to have committed the infraction, the designated official must shall impose a civil penalty of $1,000 in addition to any other penalties and the person’s driver license shall be suspended for 6 months.
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If the person is required to appear before the designated official pursuant to s.
318.19(1) and is found to have committed the infraction against a vulnerable road user as defined in s.
316.027(1), the designated official must shall impose a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 in addition to any other penalties, the person’s driver license must shall be suspended for 1 year, and the person must shall be required to attend a department-approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s.
322.0261(2).
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If the person is required to appear before the designated official pursuant to s.
318.19(2) and is found to have committed the infraction, the designated official must shall impose a civil penalty of $500 in addition to any other penalties and the person’s driver license must shall be Page 12 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 suspended for 3 months.
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If the person is required to appear before the designated official pursuant to s.
318.19(2) and is found to have committed the infraction against a vulnerable road user as defined in s.
316.027(1), the designated official must shall impose a civil penalty of not less than $1,500 in addition to any other penalties, the person’s driver license must shall be suspended for 3 months, and the person must shall be required to attend a department-approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s.
322.0261(2).
(d) If the person is required to appear before the designated official pursuant to s.
318.19(6) and is found to have committed an infraction of s.
316.075(1)(c) or s.
316.123(2):
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Except as provided in subparagraphs 2.
and 3., the designated official must impose a civil penalty of $500 in addition to any other penalties.
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A second time, the designated official must impose a civil penalty of $1,000 in addition to any other penalties and the person’s driver license must be suspended for 6 months.
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A third or subsequent time, the designated official must impose a civil penalty of $1,000 in addition to any other penalties and the person’s driver license must be suspended for 1 year.
(e) If the official determines that no infraction has been committed, no costs or penalties may shall be imposed and any costs or penalties that have been paid must shall be returned.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 imposed pursuant to this subsection upon persons required to appear before a designated official pursuant to s.
318.19(1), (2), or (6) s.
318.19(1) or (2) shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue and deposited into the Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund to provide financial support to certified trauma centers to assure the availability and accessibility of trauma services throughout the state.
Funds deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund under this section shall be allocated as follows:
1.(a) Fifty percent shall be allocated equally among all Level I, Level II, and pediatric trauma centers in recognition of readiness costs for maintaining trauma services.
2.(b) Fifty percent shall be allocated among Level I, Level II, and pediatric trauma centers based on each center’s relative volume of trauma cases as calculated using the hospital discharge data collected pursuant to s.
408.061.
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Section 318.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing.—Any person cited for the infractions listed in this section does shall not have the provisions of s.
318.14(2), (4), and (9) available to him or her but must appear before the designated official at the time and location of the scheduled hearing:
(1) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes the death of another;
(2) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes “serious bodily injury” of another as defined in s.
316.1933(1);
(3) Any infraction of s.
316.172(1)(b);
(4) Any infraction of s.
316.520(1) or (2);
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1318 595-03119-25 20251318c1 (5) Any infraction of s.
316.183(2), s.
316.187, or s.
316.189 of exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more;
or (6) Any infraction of s.
316.075(1)(c) or s.
316.123(2) which results in a crash with another vehicle as defined in s.
316.003.
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This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
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Action History

  1. Died in Messages

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. In Messages

  4. Immediately certified

  5. CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 7

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Read 2nd time

  8. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25

  9. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  10. CS by Rules read 1st time

  11. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  12. CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2

  13. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  14. Now in Rules

  15. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0

  16. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  17. Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

  18. Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  19. Introduced

  20. On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building

  21. Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules

  22. Filed

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Third Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7300
Republican 21202
Unaffiliated 0200
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 29702
% of votes cast 76%18%0%5%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Nay
Collins — Nay
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo 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
Gaetz, Don Republican Not Voting
Garcia, Ileana Republican Not Voting
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Nay
Martin, Jonathan Republican Nay
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 22 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16101
Democrat 5000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 22201
% of votes cast 88%8%0%4%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Nay
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Not Voting
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Nay
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

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Favorable

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 8000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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What does SB 1318 do?
Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1318?
SB 1318 is sponsored by Rodriguez, Ana Maria (Republican), Pizzo, Jason W. B. (No Party Affiliation), Hooper, Ed (Republican), Davis, Tracie (Democrat), Grall, Erin (Republican), and Rules.
What is the current status of SB 1318?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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