2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0994: Driver License Education Requirements
Legislative Summary
Specifying the age at which an applicant for a driver license must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course; requiring an applicant for a learner's driver license to complete a certain driver education course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, etc.
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Bill History
2/21/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Senate
3/19/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/24/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
Senate
3/24/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate
4/15/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/15/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (231840)
Senate
4/15/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/15/2025
Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
4/15/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/15/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Amendment 746171 adopted
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
In returning messages
Senate
4/30/2025
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (689718)
Senate
4/30/2025
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (746171)
Senate
4/30/2025
Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/30/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Senate Message List
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Amendment 689718 Refuse to Concur
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
In returning messages
Senate
5/2/2025
Receded from amendment(s) to House amendment(s) (689718)
Senate
5/2/2025
Passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 0
Senate
5/2/2025
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Senate
5/23/2025
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/30/2025
Approved by Governor
Amendments
Senate Floor Substitue Amendment #231840 to Amendment (739236)
4/14/2025Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #739236
4/8/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RCS#7
5/2/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#56
4/30/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#277
4/29/2025
112
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#12
4/15/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/2/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
3/24/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Transportation
3/12/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/30/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jay Collins
Republican