---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulation of Commercial Motor Vehicles"
description: "Regulation of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Revises federal regulations to which owners & operators of certain commercial motor vehicles are subject; charges DHSMV with administration & enforcement of certain federal regulations; revises provisions relating to issuance of commercial motor vehicle license or temporary commercial instruction permit; requires certain final orders & rulings to be reviewable; requires downgrade of license or permit under certain circumstances; provides for hearing; provides for dismissal of action to downgrade license or permit; provides for reinstatement of license or permit; limits liability of DHSMV; authorizes issuance of Class E driver license to person prohibited from operating commercial motor vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 405"
citation: "Florida HB 405 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-151"
primary_sponsors: ["Melo"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-11-13"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7caa2b25-7448-42a2-a56d-f154915d039d"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/405/ByCategory"
source_hash: "e9a7170291965d51fa969d9315f1af6cb69a2cc62e800dd920a0ce459bb8c4a8"
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 405 (2024) — Regulation of Commercial Motor Vehicles

Regulation of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Revises federal regulations to which owners & operators of certain commercial motor vehicles are subject; charges DHSMV with administration & enforcement of certain federal regulations; revises provisions relating to issuance of commercial motor vehicle license or temporary commercial instruction permit; requires certain final orders & rulings to be reviewable; requires downgrade of license or permit under certain circumstances; provides for hearing; provides for dismissal of action to downgrade license or permit; provides for reinstatement of license or permit; limits liability of DHSMV; authorizes issuance of Class E driver license to person prohibited from operating commercial motor vehicle.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-151.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 405 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/405/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 405 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/405/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 405 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/405/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melo — primary (person)
- Transportation & Modals Subcommittee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-13** Filed `filing`
- **2023-11-22** Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-22** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-22** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-22** Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- **2024-01-08** Added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-10** Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-11** Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
- **2024-01-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-11** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-16** Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-18** Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-19** Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-19** Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2024-01-19** Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
- **2024-01-26** Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
- **2024-01-30** Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2024-01-30** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2024-01-30** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-22** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/27/2024)
- **2024-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-29** Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-01** Substituted for CS/SB 754
- **2024-03-01** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Chapter No. 2024-151

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7caa2b25-7448-42a2-a56d-f154915d039d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).