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Introduced
01/06/2026
01/06/2026
In Committee
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to transportation; amending s. 260.0142, F.S.; requiring the Florida Greenways and Trails Council to meet within a certain timeframe for a certain purpose; amending s. 311.14, F.S.; providing requirements for an infrastructure development and improvement component included in a port’s strategic plan; defining the term “critical infrastructure resources”; creating s. 311.26, F.S.; requiring the Department of Transportation to coordinate with the Department of Commerce, specified ports, and the Federal Government for a certain purpose; requiring ports to support certain projects; requiring that such projects be evaluated in a certain manner; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “personal delivery device”; amending s. 316.008, F.S.; authorizing the operation of a personal delivery device on certain sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and bicycle paths and on the shoulders of certain streets, roadways, and highways; prohibiting counties and municipalities from enacting, imposing, levying, collecting, or enforcing certain operating fees and advertising regulations; amending s. 316.2071, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; prohibiting a personal delivery device from operating as otherwise authorized unless the personal delivery device meets certain criteria and a human operator is capable of controlling and monitoring its navigation and operation; prohibiting the operation of a personal delivery device on a limited access facility; authorizing rulemaking; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; authorizing certain rental trucks to elect a permanent registration period; repealing s. 322.032, F.S., relating to digital proof of driver license or identification card; amending ss. 322.059 and 322.15, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 324.252, F.S., relating to electronic insurance verification; amending s. 330.41, F.S.; prohibiting a political subdivision from withholding issuance of a business tax receipt, development permit, or other land use approval to certain drone delivery services and from enacting or enforcing ordinances or resolutions that prohibit drone delivery service operation; revising construction; providing that the addition of a drone delivery service within a certain parking area does not reduce the number of parking spaces in the parking area for a certain purpose; amending s. 332.001, F.S.; revising duties of the Department of Transportation relating to airport systems in this state; amending s. 332.006, F.S.; requiring the department to coordinate with commercial service airports to review and evaluate certain federal policies and programs; amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; requiring commercial service airports to plan for obtaining and maintaining critical infrastructure resources; providing requirements for such plans; defining the term “critical infrastructure resources”; amending s. 334.03, F.S.; defining the term “advanced air mobility corridor connection point”; revising the definition of the term “transportation corridor”; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; authorizing the department to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire property and materials for the promotion of transportation-related economic development opportunities and advanced air mobility; deleting the authority of the department to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire property and materials for the promotion of electric vehicle use and charging stations; authorizing the department to operate and maintain certain research facilities, enter into certain contracts and agreements, require local governments to submit certain applications for federal funding to the department for review and approval before submission to the Federal Government, coordinate with and provide assistance to local governments on the development and review of certain applications, and acquire, own, construct, or operate airports for a specified purpose; authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s. 334.64, F.S.; providing that the department serves as the primary point of contact for statewide topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and certain cost sharing; authorizing the department to provide certain services to other governmental entities through interagency agreements; authorizing rulemaking; amending s. 338.231, F.S.; revising the period through which the department, to the extent possible, is required to program sufficient funds in the tentative work program for a specified purpose; requiring the department, to the extent possible, to program sufficient funds in the tentative work program for a specified purpose beginning in a specified fiscal year; amending s. 339.81, F.S.; revising construction materials that may be used for certain multiuse trails or shared-use paths; authorizing the department to consider certain sponsorship agreements; amending s. 341.041, F.S.; revising the entities for which the department is required to include in grants and agreements certain provisions; revising such provisions; amending s. 790.19, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for shooting at, within, or into, or throwing, hurling, or projecting certain objects at, within, or in, an autonomous vehicle; amending s. 806.13, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for defacing, injuring, or damaging an autonomous vehicle if the value of the damage is in excess of a specified amount; requiring the department to conduct a study to evaluate certain impacts of alternative fuel vehicles and identify certain policy options; requiring that the study identify, evaluate, and analyze certain information; requiring the department to submit a certain report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; providing an appropriation; amending ss. 311.07, 316.0777, 316.515, 336.01, 338.222, 341.8225, 376.3071, 403.7211, 479.261, 715.07, and 1006.23, F.S.; conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 320.02(21), 324.021(1), and 324.022(2)(a), F.S., relating to registration requirements, the definition of the term “motor vehicle,” and financial responsibility for property damage, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 316.003, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to Florida's transportation laws, including requiring the Florida Greenways and Trails Council to meet within 90 days of a report from the Department of Transportation to update trail prioritization recommendations, and mandating that ports include strategies for obtaining and maintaining "critical infrastructure resources" (like electricity, fuel, and water) in their strategic plans. It also establishes a new requirement for the Department of Transportation to coordinate with the Department of Commerce and ports to strengthen the state's maritime industrial base, supporting projects for commercial and defense vessels. The bill revises the definition and operational rules for "personal delivery devices" (PDDs), which are small, electrically powered devices used for transporting property, allowing them to operate on sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, and road shoulders but prohibiting their use on limited access facilities and restricting local governments from imposing certain operating fees or advertising regulations on them. Additionally, it allows certain rental trucks to elect permanent registration, repeals provisions related to digital driver's licenses and electronic insurance verification, and prohibits political subdivisions from withholding approvals or enacting ordinances that prohibit drone delivery services. The bill also updates the Department of Transportation's duties regarding airport systems, including coordinating with commercial airports on federal security policies and requiring commercial airports to plan for critical infrastructure resources. It defines "advanced air mobility corridor connection point" and revises the definition of "transportation corridor," while also authorizing the department to acquire property for transportation-related economic development and advanced air mobility, and to operate research facilities and airports for advanced air mobility. The bill designates the Department of Transportation as the primary point of contact for statewide topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost-sharing, revises funding commitments for turnpike projects in South Florida, and allows for sponsorship agreements for multiuse trails. It also updates requirements for paratransit service grants, creates criminal penalties for actions against autonomous vehicles, and mandates a study on the impact of alternative fuel vehicles on state transportation revenues, with an appropriation for this study. Finally, the bill makes numerous conforming amendments to cross-references within various statutes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (2)
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate), Transportation (Senate)
Last Action
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time (on 02/18/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/BillText/c2/HTML |
| Analysis - Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/Analyses/2026s01220.atd.PDF |
| Analysis - Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/Analyses/2026s01220.pre.atd.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Analysis - Transportation (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/Analyses/2026s01220.tr.PDF |
| Analysis - Transportation (Pre-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/Analyses/2026s01220.pre.tr.PDF |
| https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/Amendment/802216/HTML | |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1220/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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