SB 1274: Transportation
GENERAL BILL by DiCeglie
Transportation; Requiring the Department of Transportation to increase the minimum perception reaction time of all steady yellow signals in this state by a specified amount of time; requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; revising reporting periods and due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; revising requirements for calculation of interest due for delinquent tax; revising the definition of the term “off-highway vehicle”; authorizing a private entity to install an automated license plate recognition system for use on certain property for a specified purpose and providing requirements therefor; providing that certain golf carts may be titled and registered for operation on certain roads without an inspection by the department and providing requirements therefor, etc.
Last Action: 2/5/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2026 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2026 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations |
| 1/13/2026 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 2/5/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 543 (c1) | Transportation | Commerce Committee | Compare | Last Action: 1/23/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
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| H 937 | Transportation | Yarkosky | Compare | Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda |
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| S 488 | Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Massullo | Compare | Last Action: 2/5/2026 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
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| S 1080 (c1) | Transportation | DiCeglie | Compare | Last Action: 2/5/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (36)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 207.001 | Short title. | Page 4 (pdf) |
| 207.002 | Definitions. | Page 4 (pdf) |
| 207.003 | Privilege tax levied. | Page 16 (pdf), Page 31 (pdf) |
| 207.004 | Registration of motor carriers; identifying devices; fees; renewals; temporary fuel-use permits and driveaway permits. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 207.005 | Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; calculation of fuel used during operations in the state; credit; bond. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 207.007 | Offenses; penalties and interest. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 207.008 | Retention of records by motor carrier. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 207.011 | Inspection of records; hearings; forms; rules. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 207.013 | Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 207.014 | Departmental warrant for collection of unpaid taxes. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 207.019 | Discontinuance or transfer of business; change of address. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 207.023 | Authority to inspect vehicles, make arrests, seize property, and execute warrants. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 207.0281 | Registration; cooperative reciprocal agreements between states. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 212.08 | Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. | Page 35 (pdf) |
| 261.03 | Definitions. | |
| 261.11 | Penalties. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 311.10 | Strategic Port Investment Initiative. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 311.15 | Page 16 (pdf) | |
| 316.003 | Definitions. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 316.0777 | Automated license plate recognition systems; installation within rights-of-way of State Highway System; public records exemption. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 316.20655 | Electric bicycle regulations. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 316.272 | Exhaust systems, prevention of noise. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 316.293 | Motor vehicle noise. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 316.3045 | Operation of radios or other mechanical or electronic soundmaking devices or instruments in vehicles; exemptions. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 316.455 | Other equipment. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 316.545 | Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 318.18 | Amount of penalties. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 319.1401 | Page 21 (pdf) | |
| 322.032 | Digital proof of driver license or identification card. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 324.171 | Self-insurer. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 337.11 | Contracting authority of department; bids; emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; records; requirements of vehicle registration. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 337.18 | Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 339.85 | Next-generation Traffic Signal Modernization Program. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 403.061 | Department; powers and duties. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 403.415 | Motor vehicle noise. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 627.7415 | Commercial motor vehicles; additional liability insurance coverage. | Page 41 (pdf) |
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