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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 961: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 961 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Primary sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican), Patt Maney (Republican), Government Operations Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-125.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ; Revises provisions relating to duties of tax collectors, as agents of DHSMV, issuance of certain registrations & licenses, & revocation of certain driving privileges.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lauren MeloPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Patt ManeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Government Operations SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
State Affairs CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Linda ChaneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter No. 2025-125
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1348
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Appropriations
  12. Received

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source