Florida 2023 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0807 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 04/19/2023

                       
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to a license or permit to operate a 2 
vehicle for hire; creating s. 320.0603, F.S.; 3 
providing that a person who holds a license or permit 4 
issued by a county or municipality to operate a 5 
vehicle for hire may operate a vehicle for hire in any 6 
other county or municipality without being subject to 7 
certain requirements or fees under certain 8 
circumstances; defining the term "airport"; providing 9 
construction and applicability; providing an effective 10 
date. 11 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 
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 Section 1.  Section 320.0603, Florida Statutes, is created 15 
to read: 16 
 320.0603  Vehicle-for-hire license or permit; reciprocity. — 17 
 (1)  A person who holds a valid, active license or permit 18 
issued by a county or municipality to operate a vehicle for hire 19 
may operate a vehicle for hire in any other county or 20 
municipality without being subject to additional licensing or 21 
permitting requirements an d without paying additional license or 22 
permit fees if the person: 23 
 (a)  Holds a valid, active license or permit to operate a 24 
vehicle for hire in the county or municipality in which the 25     
 
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person is domiciled; and 26 
 (b)  Has not had a license or permit to opera te a vehicle 27 
for hire suspended or revoked within the preceding 5 years. 28 
 (2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) or subsection (3), this 29 
section does not apply to an airport. For purposes of this 30 
section, the term "airport" includes an airport, airport 31 
authority, aviation authority, or other entity that operates a 32 
public-use airport as defined in s. 332.004, including 33 
municipalities or special districts that operate airports 34 
defined in this subsection. 35 
 (3)  This section does not grant specific authority to 36 
municipalities or special districts to regulate or license 37 
vehicles for hire which is required by s. 163.211. 38 
 (4)  This section does not apply to a person who holds a 39 
valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire 40 
when such person provides tr ansportation of persons while on 41 
stretchers or wheelchairs, or transportation of persons whose 42 
disability, illness, injury, or other incapacitation makes it 43 
impractical to be transported by a regular common carrier such 44 
as a bus, taxi, non-taxi, limousine, or other vehicle for hire. 45 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 46