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Introduced
11/04/2025
11/04/2025
In Committee
11/17/2025
11/17/2025
Crossed Over
02/25/2026
02/25/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to micromobility devices; amending s. 316.20655, F.S.; providing requirements for the operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed under certain circumstances; providing penalties; creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the department to provide administrative and staff support services to the task force; providing the purpose of the task force; providing the composition of the task force; requiring the appointment of task force members within a specified timeframe; providing the manner in which task force vacancies must be filled; requiring that the task force convene within a certain timeframe; requiring the task force to meet at least monthly; providing requirements for the time and place of the task force meetings; providing that members of the task force are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses; requiring the task force to develop and submit a certain report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing for the expiration of the task force; requiring the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and sheriff’s office to maintain a certain list, beginning on a certain date; providing requirements for the list; requiring each police department and sheriff’s office to submit a certain report to the department by a specified date; requiring the department to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing effective dates.
AI Summary
This bill establishes new regulations for electric bicycles and creates a task force to study micromobility devices. Specifically, it mandates that electric bicycle riders on shared pathways yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before passing them, and prohibits operating an electric bicycle on sidewalks or pedestrian areas at speeds over 10 miles per hour if a pedestrian is within 50 feet, with violations resulting in a noncriminal traffic infraction. The bill also establishes the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force, which will be supported by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to examine and recommend improvements to laws and regulations concerning micromobility devices (which include things like electric scooters and bicycles) to enhance safety and prevent accidents; this task force will be composed of various state officials and representatives from relevant industries and organizations, will meet regularly, and must submit a report with legislative recommendations to the Governor and Legislature by October 1, 2026, after which it will expire. Furthermore, beginning 30 days after the bill becomes law, law enforcement agencies, including the Florida Highway Patrol, police departments, and sheriff's offices, will be required to maintain and report data on traffic crashes involving micromobility devices, with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles then compiling and submitting a summary report to state leadership by October 31, 2026.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (1)
Transportation (Senate)
Last Action
In Messages (on 02/25/2026)
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