Florida SB 1370: Trust Funds/Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Bill Text

1370 
Habitual Traffic Offender Designation 
2026-01-07T10:05:29Z 
Citing this act as “Isaiah’s Law”; revising the definition of the term “habitual traffic offender”, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1370 

 By Senator Martin 

 33-01427A-26 20261370__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to habitual traffic offender 
 3 designation; providing a short title; amending s. 
 4 322.264, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 
 5 “habitual traffic offender”; providing an effective 
 6 date. 
 7 
 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 9 
 10 Section 1. This act may be cited as “Isaiah’s Law.” 
 11 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 322.264, Florida 
 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 13 322.264 “Habitual traffic offender” defined.—A “habitual 
 14 traffic offender” is any person whose record, as maintained by 
 15 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shows that 
 16 such person has accumulated the specified number of convictions 
 17 for offenses described in subsection (1) or subsection (2) 
 18 within a 5-year period: 
 19 (1) Three or more convictions of any one or more of the 
 20 following offenses arising out of separate acts: 
 21 (a) Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter resulting from 
 22 the operation of a motor vehicle; 
 23 (b) Any violation of s. 316.193, former s. 316.1931, or 
 24 former s. 860.01; 
 25 (c) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle 
 26 is used; 
 27 (d) Driving a motor vehicle while his or her license is 
 28 suspended or revoked; 
 29 (e) Failing to stop and render aid as required under the 
 30 laws of this state in the event of a motor vehicle crash 
 31 resulting in the death or personal injury of another; or 
 32 (f) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while his or her 
 33 privilege is disqualified; or 
 34 (g) Driving a motor vehicle without a valid license in 
 35 violation of s. 322.03. 
 36 
 37 Any violation of any federal law, any law of another state or 
 38 country, or any valid ordinance of a municipality or county of 
 39 another state similar to a statutory prohibition specified in 
 40 subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be counted as a violation 
 41 of such prohibition. In computing the number of convictions, all 
 42 convictions during the 5 years previous to July 1, 1972, will be 
 43 used, provided at least one conviction occurs after that date. 
 44 The fact that previous convictions may have resulted in 
 45 suspension, revocation, or disqualification under another 
 46 section does not exempt them from being used for suspension or 
 47 revocation under this section as a habitual offender. 
 48 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.