FL H0937

Renames the "Florida Diesel Fuel and Motor Fuel Use Tax Act of 1981" to "Florida Motor Fuel Use Tax Act" and changes motor carrier registration to a licensing system with fuel tax decals replacing identifying devices, requiring electronic submission of renewal orders and tax returns beginning October 1, 2026

Increases the property damage threshold requiring crash notification to law enforcement from $500 to $2,000, and authorizes the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to use e-mail for license suspension, revocation, and disqualification notices

Creates exemption from permanent Florida residence address requirement for active duty military members registering vehicles, and requires individual vehicle registration applicants to provide proof of address along with REAL ID credentials, valid U.S. passport, or foreign passport with Form I-94

Clarifies that license plate frames or decorative borders are not prohibited obscuring devices if they do not block the license plate number or validation sticker, and revises the definition to focus on the plate number and validation sticker rather than all features

Adds third-degree felony penalties for counterfeiting, altering, manufacturing, or selling fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits without department authorization, effective October 1, 2026