---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driving Without a Valid Driver License"
description: "Driving Without a Valid Driver License; Revises penalties for offense of driving without valid driver license; requires specified minimum jail sentence for third or subsequent conviction of such offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1589"
citation: "Florida HB 1589 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-10"
primary_sponsors: ["Plakon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24937b5e-bbd6-4bc3-9b24-ff1a2e930808"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1589/ByCategory"
source_hash: "652ddbc1a6ac89f8800f262bb2de46a84bccd376b8ea7d5adef278cceb0c3bb3"
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 1589 (2024) — Driving Without a Valid Driver License

Driving Without a Valid Driver License; Revises penalties for offense of driving without valid driver license; requires specified minimum jail sentence for third or subsequent conviction of such offense.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-10.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1589 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1589/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1589 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1589/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1589 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1589/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **83–31** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Plakon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08** Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2024-01-26** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-30** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2024-01-31** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-31** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-31** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** Original reference removed: Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- **2024-02-01** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2024-02-12** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2024-02-14** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2024-02-14** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2024-02-14** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
- **2024-02-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** In Messages
- **2024-02-23** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-05** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-05** Substituted for SB 1324
- **2024-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-05** In Messages
- **2024-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-15** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-15** Chapter No. 2024-10

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24937b5e-bbd6-4bc3-9b24-ff1a2e930808`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).