---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits"
description: "Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits; Authorizes county or municipality to enforce speed limit in school zone through speed detection system; requires DOT to establish specifications; requires notice to public; requires law enforcement agency to administer School Crossing Guard Recruitment & Retention Program; provides for issuance of traffic citations by traffic infraction enforcement officer; provides notification requirements & procedures; provides photographs or video & evidence of speed are admissible in proceedings; requires reports; requires law enforcement agency to maintain log & perform tests of speed detection systems; provides penalty for speed limit violation in school zone; prohibits points from being imposed against driver license; prohibits infractions from being used to set insurance rates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 657"
citation: "Florida HB 657 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(adopted)", "banks and banking"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-174"
primary_sponsors: ["Koster"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d431d4f6-4833-4184-80dc-dd007134f5eb"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/657/ByCategory"
source_hash: "33d28dd8e86178565e60525849f4a30b0d708c742cf1eeb7e611b47bb9ca3354"
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 657 (2023) — Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits

Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits; Authorizes county or municipality to enforce speed limit in school zone through speed detection system; requires DOT to establish specifications; requires notice to public; requires law enforcement agency to administer School Crossing Guard Recruitment & Retention Program; provides for issuance of traffic citations by traffic infraction enforcement officer; provides notification requirements & procedures; provides photographs or video & evidence of speed are admissible in proceedings; requires reports; requires law enforcement agency to maintain log & perform tests of speed detection systems; provides penalty for speed limit violation in school zone; prohibits points from being imposed against driver license; prohibits infractions from being used to set insurance rates.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-174.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 657 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/657/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 657 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/657/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 657 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/657/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 657 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/657/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 657 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/657/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Infrastructure Strategies Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee) — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **95–6** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Transportation & Modals Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Infrastructure Strategies Committee — primary (organization)
- Koster — primary (person)
- Transportation & Modals Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Gottlieb — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, V. — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** PCS 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
- **2023-03-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-17** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-23** Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-27** Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-27** Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-04-06** PCS added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
- **2023-04-10** Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-04-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-12** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-12** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-04-12** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-25** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Amendment 825165 adopted
- **2023-04-28** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 95, NAYS 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-28** In Messages
- **2023-04-28** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-28** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-28** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-28** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 588
- **2023-04-28** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 3 `passage`
- **2023-04-28** In Messages
- **2023-04-28** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-31** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01** Chapter No. 2023-174

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d431d4f6-4833-4184-80dc-dd007134f5eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).