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FL H1233

FL H1233
Transportation


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Introduced
01/08/2026
In Committee
03/02/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20.23, F.S.; revising the membership composition of the Florida Transportation Research Institute; amending s. 260.0142, F.S.; requiring the Florida Greenways and Trails Council to meet within a specified timeframe to update specified recommendations; amending s. 311.14, F.S.; requiring each seaport to include specified strategies for obtaining and maintaining critical infrastructure resources as part of a 10-year strategic plan; defining the term "critical infrastructure resources"; creating s. 311.26, F.S.; requiring the Department of Transportation to coordinate with certain entities for a specified purpose; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "personal delivery device"; defining the term "prohibited zone of operation"; amending s. 316.008, F.S.; authorizing a personal delivery device to be operated in specified areas; providing an exception; prohibiting counties and municipalities from enacting, imposing, levying, collecting, or enforcing certain fees or advertising regulations; amending s. 316.187, F.S.; increasing certain speed limits; amending s. 316.2071, F.S.; authorizing a personal delivery device to operate in specified areas; providing an exception; prohibiting a personal delivery device or mobile carrier from interfering with bicyclists and motor vehicles; prohibiting a personal delivery device or mobile carrier from operating in specified areas unless certain conditions are met; prohibiting a personal delivery device or mobile carrier from operating in a prohibited zone of operation; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 318.14, F.S.; modifying terms for elections to attend a basic driver improvement course; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; authorizing certain rental trucks to elect a permanent registration period; requiring a motor vehicle registration renewal to be recorded electronically; removing provisions relating to validation stickers; amending s. 330.41, F.S.; prohibiting a political subdivision from taking certain actions against a drone delivery service on a commercial property; removing a limitation relating to drone ports; prohibiting a drone delivery service from operating in a prohibited zone of operation; providing that the addition of a drone delivery service within the parking area of a commercial property does not reduce the number of parking spaces for a specified purpose; amending s. 332.001, F.S.; revising powers and duties of the department with respect to airport systems in this state; amending s. 332.006, F.S.; requiring the department to coordinate with certain airports for a specified purpose; amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; requiring commercial service airports to provide methods for obtaining and maintaining critical infrastructure resources; 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.; providing and revising powers and duties of the department; amending s. 334.63, F.S.; providing state policy; requiring a governmental entity to include certain information in specified publications; defining the terms "nonpecuniary factor" and "net-zero policies"; amending s. 337.401, F.S.; prohibiting municipalities and counties from requiring that providers locate or perform surveys of certain facilities; requiring a provider to use certain means to avoid damaging certain facilities under specified circumstances; prohibiting municipalities and counties from taking certain actions relating to certain facility permits; authorizing municipalities and counties to require a bond or other financial instrument; prohibiting municipalities and counties from imposing or collecting a tax, fee, cost, charge, or exaction for the placement of certain communications facilities; revising applicability; revising the definition of the term "application"; prohibiting an authority from requiring compliance with provisions regarding placement of communications facilities in certain locations; providing exceptions; requiring that certain authority ordinances apply to all providers of communications services; providing bond requirements; providing requirements for certain financial obligations required by an authority; prohibiting an authority from requiring a deposit or escrow of cash or agreement with certain terms; prohibiting an authority from requiring a communications service provider to indemnify the authority for certain liabilities; prohibiting an authority from imposing certain landscaping and vegetation management requirements; 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.; providing that certain provisions relating to paratransit services apply only to persons with disabilities; amending s. 479.25, F.S.; revising provisions authorizing certain sign owners to increase sign height under certain circumstances; amending s. 790.19, F.S.; providing penalties for shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into an occupied or unoccupied autonomous vehicle; amending s. 806.13, F.S.; providing penalties for defacing, injuring, or damaging an autonomous vehicle; amending ss. 311.07, 316.0777, 316.306, 316.515, 320.04, 320.08035, 320.0807, 320.084, 320.102, 336.01, 338.222, 341.8225, 376.3071, 403.7211, 479.261, 655.960, 715.07, 921.0022, and 1006.23, F.S.; conforming cross- references and provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill makes numerous changes to Florida's transportation laws, including revising the membership of the Florida Transportation Research Institute to include Florida State University, requiring the Florida Greenways and Trails Council to update trail recommendations within a specific timeframe, and mandating that seaports and commercial service airports develop strategies for obtaining and maintaining "critical infrastructure resources," which are defined as essential access to electricity, fuel, and water. The bill also establishes new regulations for "personal delivery devices" (PDDs), which are small, electrically powered devices for transporting property, defining "prohibited zones of operation" where they cannot be used, and allowing their operation in specified areas like sidewalks and bicycle lanes with certain restrictions, while prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees or advertising regulations on them. Additionally, it increases certain speed limits, modifies driver improvement course election terms, allows for permanent registration for certain rental trucks, and updates rules regarding vehicle registration renewal to be electronic and remove validation stickers. The bill also addresses drone delivery services by prohibiting them from operating in prohibited zones and clarifies that their presence on commercial property doesn't reduce parking space requirements. It revises the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation concerning airport systems and advanced air mobility, defines "advanced air mobility corridor connection point," and clarifies state policy on project development studies to focus on economic factors rather than non-pecuniary ones unless federally required. Furthermore, it imposes new restrictions on municipalities and counties regarding communications facility permits, including prohibiting them from requiring providers to conduct surveys of other facilities or imposing certain fees, while also authorizing them to require bonds. The bill also updates construction material requirements for multiuse trails, clarifies that paratransit services apply to persons with disabilities, adjusts regulations for sign height, and establishes penalties for damaging or defacing autonomous vehicles. Finally, it includes various conforming amendments and cross-reference updates across numerous statutes related to transportation, vehicles, and infrastructure.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Other Sponsors (2)

Commerce Committee (House), Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House)

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1220 (on 03/11/2026)

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