---
type: "Bill"
title: "Code and Traffic Enforcement"
description: "Code and Traffic Enforcement; Authorizes designation of special event zone; provides requirements & enhanced penalties for certain infraction; authorizes impound of motor vehicle of person who commits certain infraction or violation; limits impoundment term; requires motor vehicle to be released upon payment of impound costs & fees; authorizes sheriff to grant temporary authority to law enforcement officer; provides for recovery of costs & fees associated with designating & enforcing special event zone; revises types of soundmaking devices or instruments subject to prohibition against operating or amplifying sound from motor vehicle; prohibits operation or amplification in areas adjoining private residences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1435"
citation: "Florida HB 1435 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["motor vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2022-149"
primary_sponsors: ["Leek"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7e3f9ab-e51f-4131-a0f8-8296ae47e045"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/ByCategory"
source_hash: "dc7d48f01624a08ab095d55bd29106d8faec0ef97d5281525c12533e1f4f1989"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1435 (2022) — Code and Traffic Enforcement

Code and Traffic Enforcement; Authorizes designation of special event zone; provides requirements & enhanced penalties for certain infraction; authorizes impound of motor vehicle of person who commits certain infraction or violation; limits impoundment term; requires motor vehicle to be released upon payment of impound costs & fees; authorizes sheriff to grant temporary authority to law enforcement officer; provides for recovery of costs & fees associated with designating & enforcing special event zone; revises types of soundmaking devices or instruments subject to prohibition against operating or amplifying sound from motor vehicle; prohibits operation or amplification in areas adjoining private residences.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2022-149.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1435 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1435 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1435 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 1435 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **83–32** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **10–6** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee) — **14–3** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **90–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Leek — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-10** Filed `filing`
- **2022-01-11** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2022-01-16** Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-16** Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-16** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-16** Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2022-01-21** Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
- **2022-01-25** Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-25** Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2022-01-25** Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2022-02-04** Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
- **2022-02-08** Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-08** Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2022-02-08** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-21** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2022-02-23** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-23** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-24** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2022-02-24** CS Filed
- **2022-02-24** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2022-02-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
- **2022-02-24** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2022-03-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2022-03-01** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2022-03-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** CS passed; YEAS 90, NAYS 26 `passage`
- **2022-03-02** In Messages
- **2022-03-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Received
- **2022-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2022-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 1954
- **2022-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04** Amendment(s) adopted (469986)
- **2022-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 3 `passage`
- **2022-03-04** In Messages
- **2022-03-10** Added to Senate Message List
- **2022-03-10** Amendment 469986 Concur
- **2022-03-10** CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 32 `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2022-05-25** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2022-05-26** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Chapter No. 2022-149

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7e3f9ab-e51f-4131-a0f8-8296ae47e045`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).