Select drivers will be eligible for a 50% toll deduction in calendar year 2023 under the Florida government’s preferred proposal. Ron DeSantis It’s on the highway to the finish line during this week’s special session.
Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted unanimously for approval on Monday SB6A,this is Florida Turnpike Enterprise Establish a toll relief program for drivers who process 35 transactions per month with SunPass transponders.
The bill passed the committee, while The House Appropriations Committee will consider that version of the proposed bill (HB5A) at the committee on Tuesday.
Member of the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee Lori Berman I voted yes to the bill, but asked the senators. Nick Disegil Given the $500 million General Revenue investment required to make that happen, why didn’t the state cut tolls for everyone?
“We have 35 transactions a month, which is typical of people who drive five or six times a week. They are usually our hard working Floridians,” he said, explaining the policy. .
Berman said he was “concerned” that the policy picked “winners and losers”. People who need dialysis three times a month are not eligible for benefits, even if they use the same road, she said.
Berman said the proposal should “benefit the wider class.”
The proposal is for Florida Turnpike Enterprises to apply from January 1, 2023 through 2023 to all Florida toll facilities that use Florida-issued transponders or that are interoperable with the Florida Department of Transportation’s SunPass system. I authorize the establishment of a program effective through December 31st.
Discount is for transponders processing 35 or more transactions per month. The discount is equal to 50% of the amount paid for the qualifying transaction.
A “Qualifying Transaction” is a toll transponder-based toll transaction generated by a two-axle vehicle to travel through a Florida toll facility using a Florida-issued transponder linked to an Eligible Account. Account credits must be posted to eligible accounts in the month following the credit is earned.
SunPass has no residency requirements. This means that the discount applies to Snowbirds as long as you meet the minimum number of trips.
In introducing the bill during a special session on property insurance, Congress agreed to expedite a proposal that DeSantis first said would be a priority for the 2023 regular session.
It also builds on the “SunPass Savings” proposal DeSantis announced last August. Under this plan, customers with 2 axle vehicles will receive a 20% credit to their SunPass account for 40 or more toll transactions in a month, and a Receive a 25% credit to your SunPass account. .
Florida Paid Facilities are included in the SunPass Savings program. Staff Analysis of SB 6Aincluding tTurnpike Main Line (SR 91/SR 821), Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869), Alligator Alley, Polk Parkway (SR 570), Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Interstate 4 Connector, Veterans Expressway (SR 589), Sun Coast Parkway (SR 589), Beachline East (SR 528) MP 0-8, Beachline West (SR 528) MP 31-46, Western Beltway (SR 429) MP 0-11, Southern Connector Extension (SR 417 ) MP 0-3, Seminole Expressway (SR 417) ) MP 38-55 A/B, Wekiva Parkway (SR 429) Mount Plymouth Rd to SR 46, First Coast Expressway (SR 23), Garcon Point Bridge, Pinellas Bayway, and express lanes.
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