Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0807 Compare Versions

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10	10		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to a license or permit to operate a 2
16	16		vehicle for hire; creating s. 320.0603, F.S.; 3
17		-	providing that a person who holds a license ~~or permit~~ 4
18		-	~~issued by~~ a county or ~~municipality~~ to operate a 5
	17	+	providing that a person who holds a license issued by 4
	18	+	a county, municipality, or airport to operate a 5
19	19		vehicle for hire may operate a vehicle for hire in any 6
20		-	other county or ~~municipality~~ without being ~~subject to~~ 7
21		-	certain requirements or fees under certain 8
	20	+	other county, municipality, or airport without being 7
	21	+	subject to certain requirements or fees under certain 8
22	22		circumstances; defining the term "airport"; pr oviding 9
23		-	construction ~~and applicability~~; providing an effective 10
24		-	~~date.~~ 11
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26		-	~~Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:~~ 13
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28		-	~~Section 1. Section 320.0603, Florida Statutes, is created~~ 15
29		-	~~to read:~~ 16
30		-	~~320.0603 Vehicle-for-hire~~ license or permit~~; reciprocity. —~~ 17
31		-	~~(1)~~ A ~~person who holds~~ a ~~valid, active license or permit~~ 18
32		-	~~issued by a county or municipality to~~ operate a vehicle for hire 19
33		-	~~may operate a vehicle for hire in any other county~~ or 20
34		-	~~municipality~~ without ~~being subject to~~ additional ~~licensing~~ or 21
35		-	~~permitting requirements an d without paying additional license or~~ 22
36		-	permit ~~fees if the person:~~ 23
37		-	~~(a) Holds a valid, active license~~ or ~~permit to operate a~~ 24
38		-	~~vehicle for hire in the county or municipality in which the~~ 25
	23	+	construction; providing an effective date. 10
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	25	+	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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	27	+	Section 1. Section 320.0603, Florida Statutes, is created 14
	28	+	to read: 15
	29	+	320.0603 Vehicle-for-hire license or permit; reciprocity. — 16
	30	+	(1) A person who holds a valid, active license or permit 17
	31	+	issued by a county or municipality to operate a vehicle for hire 18
	32	+	may operate a vehicle for hire in any other county or 19
	33	+	municipality without being subject to additional licensing or 20
	34	+	permitting requirements a nd without paying additional license or 21
	35	+	permit fees if the person: 22
	36	+	(a) Holds a valid, active license or permit to operate a 23
	37	+	vehicle for hire in the county or municipality in which the 24
	38	+	person is domiciled; and 25
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51		-	person is domiciled; and 26
52		-	(b) Has not had a license or permit to opera te a vehicle 27
53		-	for hire suspended or revoked within the preceding 5 years. 28
54		-	(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or subsection (3), this 29
55		-	section does not apply to an airport. For purposes of this 30
56		-	section, the term "airport" includes an airport, airport 31
57		-	authority, aviation authority, or other entity that operates a 32
58		-	public-use airport as defined in s. 332.004, including 33
59		-	municipalities or special districts that operate airports 34
60		-	defined in this subsection. 35
61		-	(3) This section does not grant specific authority to 36
62		-	municipalities or special districts to regulate or license 37
63		-	vehicles for hire which is required by s. 163.211. 38
64		-	(4) This section does not apply to a person who holds a 39
65		-	valid, active license or permit to operate a vehicle for hire 40
66		-	when such person provides tr ansportation of persons while on 41
67		-	stretchers or wheelchairs, or transportation of persons whose 42
68		-	disability, illness, injury, or other incapacitation makes it 43
69		-	impractical to be transported by a regular common carrier such 44
70		-	as a bus, taxi, non-taxi, limousine, or other vehicle for hire. 45
71		-	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 46
	51	+	(b) Has not had a license or permit to oper ate a vehicle 26
	52	+	for hire suspended or revoked within the preceding 5 years. 27
	53	+	(2) A person who holds a valid, active license or permit 28
	54	+	issued by an airport to operate a vehicle for hire may operate a 29
	55	+	vehicle for hire at any other airport without being subjec t to 30
	56	+	additional airport licensing or permitting requirements and 31
	57	+	without paying additional license or permit fees. For purposes 32
	58	+	of this subsection, the term "airport" includes an airport, 33
	59	+	airport authority, aviation authority, or other entity that 34
	60	+	operates a commercial service airport as defined in s. 35
	61	+	332.0075(1). 36
	62	+	(3) This section does not grant specific authority to 37
	63	+	municipalities or special districts to regulate or license 38
	64	+	vehicles for hire which is required by s. 163.211. 39
	65	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 40