---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regional Transportation Planning"
description: "Regional Transportation Planning; Provides legislative findings & intent; requires DOT to conduct study of the organizational structure and operation of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority; specifies requirements of study; requires DOT to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1397"
citation: "Florida HB 1397 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public transportation"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-188"
primary_sponsors: ["McClure"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-03"
last_action: "2023-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e581504-5ad7-473e-a48f-109c54669f5e"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1397/ByCategory"
source_hash: "0d560476882c5d2035e617e327293b17ec289333e38526fceacb1dc2d5c2338b"
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 1397 (2023) — Regional Transportation Planning

Regional Transportation Planning; Provides legislative findings & intent; requires DOT to conduct study of the organizational structure and operation of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority; specifies requirements of study; requires DOT to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-188.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1397 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1397/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1397 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1397/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1397 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1397/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 1397 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1397/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Infrastructure Strategies Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Transportation & Modals Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McClure — primary (person)
- Transportation & Modals Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-03** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- **2023-03-13** Added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- **2023-03-18** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-18** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-20** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Original reference removed: Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-04-06** Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
- **2023-04-10** Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-04-10** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-04-10** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- **2023-04-20** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 450543 adopted
- **2023-04-25** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-03** Substituted for CS/SB 1532
- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** In Messages
- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-23** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-02** Chapter No. 2023-188

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e581504-5ad7-473e-a48f-109c54669f5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).