Florida transportation laws

What Florida has enacted on transportation, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. Florida is one of 41 states that enacted a transportation law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Bills in scope
10bills in scope
Past committee
3past committee
Most recent action
26 May 2026most recent action

Transportation laws enacted in Florida

One transportation law enacted in the Florida Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • SB 584Commercial Driving SchoolsTook effect 1 July 2026

    What it does: Creates section 488.09 authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter interagency agreements with tax collectors to enforce commercial driving school regulations, including authority to prohibit certain conduct, require license presentation, and inspect premises.

    Motor carriers and commercial drivers

Transportation in Florida, by topic

Transportation bills in Florida

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

1Enacted

2Past committee

7Introduced or inactive

10 bills in scope

Past committee

2

HB 1233TransportationPassed committee

What it would do: Revises Florida transportation laws including personal delivery device regulations, speed limits, seaport and airport infrastructure planning, drone delivery operations, communications facility placement, and vehicle registration procedures.

HB 1397TransportationPassed committee

What it would do: Reorganizes the Department of Transportation's structure, creates the Florida Transportation Research Institute, establishes certification requirements for private airports of public interest, expands seaport and spaceport funding eligibility, and modifies various transportation regulations and permitting procedures.

Introduced or inactive

7

HB 1247Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized AliensDead

What it would do: Requires law enforcement officers with 287(g) authority to take unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles into federal immigration custody and impound the vehicles. Imposes $50,000 civil penalties on motor carriers and authorizes out-of-service orders prohibiting their operations.

HB 1469Autonomous Vehicle SafetyDead

What it would do: Requires autonomous vehicles registered in Florida to meet federal safety standards and comply with state traffic laws. Prohibits non-fully autonomous vehicles from operating without a licensed human operator physically present in the vehicle.

SB 1220TransportationDead

What it would do: Revises Florida transportation laws including personal delivery device regulations, emergency vehicle signaling requirements, drone delivery service approvals, airport infrastructure planning, seaport maritime development, and repeals digital driver license provisions.

SB 1258Delivery of Commercial Goods by Autonomous VehiclesDead

What it would do: Prohibits autonomous vehicles from delivering commercial goods directly to residences or businesses unless a licensed human operator is physically present in the vehicle. Requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2031, evaluating the technology's impact on public safety and employment.

SB 86Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized AliensDead

What it would do: Requires law enforcement to take unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles into federal immigration custody and impound the vehicles. Imposes $50,000 civil penalties on motor carriers and authorizes out-of-service orders prohibiting their operations until penalties are paid.

HB 1627Warehouse Distribution CentersDead

What it would do: Creates the Warehouse Worker Protection Act requiring warehouse distribution centers with 100+ employees at one location or 500+ statewide to establish safety committees, disclose quotas in writing, maintain employee work speed records, and prohibits retaliation for exercising these rights.

SB 1290Department of Highway Safety and Motor VehiclesDead

What it would do: Replaces motor carrier registration with licensure under the International Fuel Tax Agreement, requires fuel tax decals instead of identifying devices, mandates electronic submission of renewal orders and tax returns beginning October 1, 2025, and makes various conforming changes to Florida motor vehicle and fuel tax laws.

Bill titles link to the Florida Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as transportation legislation

In scope: Motor carriers and commercial drivers; truck size, weight and road use; truck and fleet emissions; hazardous materials transport; freight rail; ports, maritime and freight corridors; warehouses and delivery; and autonomous trucks and delivery devices.

Questions

Does Florida have a transportation law?

Yes. Florida enacted 1 transportation law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them SB 584. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

When do Florida's transportation laws take effect?

SB 584 on 1 July 2026.

Which transportation bills are moving in Florida?

2 bills not yet law have passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along HB 1233 (passed committee) and HB 1397 (passed committee).

What does Florida legislate on most in transportation?

Motor carriers and commercial drivers (4 bills), Autonomous trucks and delivery devices (4 bills) and Ports, maritime and freight corridors (3 bills).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Transportation bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Know when Florida's transportation law changes

An alert when a bill moves, and one report a month on what changed in every state and Congress.