HB0953 • 2026

Commercial Driving Schools

Education Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Blanco ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fabricio
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: House - Laid on Table, refer to SB 584
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included several specific prohibitions and requirements that are not explicitly stated in the official bill text. These were removed as they cannot be directly supported by the provided source material.

Commercial Driving Schools Rules

This bill allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to make agreements with tax collectors for enforcing rules about commercial driving schools.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that lets the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles work with tax collectors on rules for commercial driving schools.
Allows these departments to share authority so tax collectors can enforce laws related to commercial driving schools.

Who It Names or Affects

People running commercial driving schools
Tax collectors
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Terms To Know

Interagency agreement: A contract between different government agencies to work together on a specific task.
Delegation of authority: When one agency gives some of its power or responsibilities to another agency.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify all the details about what tax collectors can do under these agreements.
It is unclear how this will affect existing rules for commercial driving schools.

Bill History

2026-03-10 House
• Laid on Table, refer to SB 584
2026-02-26 House
• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-24 House
• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-02-16 House
• Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-02-12 House
• Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-02-11 House
• Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee • Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-09 House
• Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12 House
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-05 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Commercial Driving Schools; Authorizes DHSMV to enter into interagency agreements with tax collectors for specified purpose; specifies that such interagency agreement is delegation of authority of department to tax collector; provides that such interagency agreement may include, but need not be limited to, certain grants of authority.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB 953 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to commercial driving schools; 2
creating s. 488.09, F.S.; authorizing the Department 3
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter into 4
interagency agreements with tax collectors for a 5
specified purpose; specifying that such an interagency 6
agreement is a delegation of authority of the 7
department to the tax collector; providing that such 8
an interagency agreement may include, but need not be 9
limited to, certain grants of authority; providing an 10
effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 488.09, Florida Statutes, is created to 15
read: 16
488.09 Interagency agreements with tax collectors.—The 17
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may enter into 18
interagency agreements with tax collectors authorizing such tax 19
collectors to enforce this chapter. An interagency agreement 20
entered into under this section is a delegation of the authority 21
of the department to the tax collector. Such an interagency 22
agreement may include, but need not be limited to, grants of 23
authority to the tax collector, or his or her agent, to do any 24
of the following: 25

HB 953 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

(1) Prohibit licensees operating commercial driving 26
schools, and their agents, from entering upon the tax 27
collector's premises, including its parking areas, unless such 28
licensees and agents are seeking tax collector services in their 29
personal capacities. 30
(2) Prohibit any course of conduct by licensees operating 31
commercial driving schools, and their agents, which operates or 32
would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a person, the 33
department, or the tax collector. 34
(3) Prohibit any transaction, practice, or course of 35
business related to a commercial driving school which undermines 36
the integrity of the driver license issuance process. 37
(4) Require persons licensed to operate commercial driving 38
schools, and their agents, to present pertinent licenses, agent 39
identification cards, and certificates issued under this chapter 40
upon demand of a law enforcement officer, a department employee, 41
or an employee of the tax collector. 42
(5) Enter the premises where a commercial driving school 43
is located to ensure compliance with state and local laws 44
regulating the business of commercial driving schools. 45
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 46