Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1220
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/12/2026           .                                
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       The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development (Massullo) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 220 - 567
    4  and insert:
    5         3. A county or municipality may not enact, impose, levy,
    6  collect, or enforce:
    7         a. An operating fee for personal delivery devices, except
    8  as expressly authorized by state statute; or
    9         b. An advertising regulation that restricts, prohibits,
   10  conditions, or otherwise limits commercial advertising on
   11  personal delivery devices.
   12         Section 6. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.2071,
   13  Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (5) is added to
   14  that section, to read:
   15         316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.—
   16         (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
   17  contrary, a personal delivery device may operate on sidewalks,
   18  crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and bicycle paths and on the
   19  shoulders of streets, roadways, and highways, not including
   20  limited access facilities, and a or mobile carrier may operate
   21  on sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A
   22  personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a
   23  sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable
   24  to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. A, except that the
   25  personal delivery device or mobile carrier may must not
   26  unreasonably interfere with pedestrians, bicycles, or motor
   27  vehicles traffic and must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
   28  on the sidewalk or crosswalk.
   29         (3)(a) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may
   30  not do any of the following:
   31         1.(a) Operate on a sidewalk, crosswalk, bicycle lane, or
   32  bicycle path or on the shoulder of a street, roadway, or highway
   33  unless the personal delivery device meets minimum criteria
   34  established by the Department of Transportation and a human
   35  operator is capable of controlling and monitoring the navigation
   36  and operation of the personal delivery device public highway
   37  except to the extent necessary to cross a crosswalk.
   38         2. Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003.
   39         3. Operate on a limited access facility.
   40         (b) A mobile carrier may not do any of the following:
   41         1. Operate on a public highway except to the extent
   42  necessary to cross a crosswalk.
   43         2. Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal
   44  delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring
   45  the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or
   46  a mobile carrier owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile
   47  carrier.
   48         3.(c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s.
   49  316.003.
   50         4.(d)For mobile carriers, Transport persons or animals.
   51         (5) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules to
   52  implement this section.
   53         Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   54  320.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   55         320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
   56  validation stickers generally.—
   57         (1)
   58         (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
   59  and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
   60  for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
   61  renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
   62  extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
   63  year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
   64  $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
   65  replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
   66  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
   67  Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
   68  years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
   69  replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
   70  except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
   71  the department to replace a license plate under s.
   72  320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
   73  shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
   74  number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
   75  period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
   76  sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
   77  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
   78  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
   79  registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
   80  period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
   81  applicant’s appropriate registration period. Rental vehicles
   82  taxed pursuant to s. 320.08(6)(a) and rental trucks taxed
   83  pursuant to s. 320.08(3)(a)-(c) and (4)(a)-(f) (4)(a)-(d) may
   84  elect a permanent registration period, provided payment of the
   85  appropriate license taxes and fees occurs annually.
   86         2. Beginning July 1, 2024, a vehicle registered in
   87  accordance with the International Registration Plan must be
   88  issued a license plate for a 3-year period. At the end of the 3
   89  year period, upon renewal, the license plate must be replaced.
   90  Each license plate must include a validation sticker showing the
   91  month of expiration. A cab card denoting the declared gross
   92  vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction must be issued
   93  annually. The fee for an original or a renewal cab card is $28,
   94  which must be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust
   95  Fund. If the license plate is damaged or worn, it may be
   96  replaced at no charge by applying to the department and
   97  surrendering the current license plate.
   98         3. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
   99  taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
  100  in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
  101  Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
  102         Section 8. Section 322.032, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  103         Section 9. Section 322.059, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  104  read:
  105         322.059 Mandatory surrender of suspended driver license and
  106  registration.—A person whose driver license or registration has
  107  been suspended as provided in s. 322.058 must immediately return
  108  his or her driver license and registration to the Department of
  109  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The department shall
  110  invalidate the digital proof of driver license issued pursuant
  111  to s. 322.032 for such person. If such person fails to return
  112  his or her driver license or registration, a law enforcement
  113  agent may seize the license or registration while the driver
  114  license or registration is suspended.
  115         Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 322.15, Florida
  116  Statutes, is amended to read:
  117         322.15 License to be carried and exhibited on demand;
  118  fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.—
  119         (1) Every licensee shall have his or her driver license,
  120  which must be fully legible with no portion of such license
  121  faded, altered, mutilated, or defaced, in his or her immediate
  122  possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall
  123  present or submit the same upon the demand of a law enforcement
  124  officer or an authorized representative of the department. A
  125  licensee may present or submit a digital proof of driver license
  126  as provided in s. 322.032 in lieu of his or her printed driver
  127  license; however, if the law enforcement officer or authorized
  128  representative of the department is unable to immediately verify
  129  the digital proof of driver license, upon the demand of the law
  130  enforcement officer or authorized representative of the
  131  department, the licensee must present or submit his or her
  132  printed driver license.
  133         Section 11. Section 324.252, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  134         Section 12. Present paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of
  135  section 330.41, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  136  (e), a new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, and
  137  paragraph (c) of that subsection is amended, to read:
  138         330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.—
  139         (3) REGULATION.—
  140         (c) Except as otherwise expressly provided, a political
  141  subdivision may not withhold issuance of a business tax receipt,
  142  development permit, or other land use approval to a drone
  143  delivery service on a commercial property or enact or enforce an
  144  ordinance or a resolution that prohibits a drone delivery
  145  service’s operation based on the location of its drone port,
  146  notwithstanding part II of chapter 163 and chapter 205. A
  147  political subdivision may enforce minimum setback and
  148  landscaping regulations that are generally applicable to
  149  permitted uses in the applicable drone port site’s zoning
  150  district. This paragraph may not be construed to authorize a
  151  political subdivision to require additional landscaping as a
  152  condition of approval of a drone delivery service on a
  153  commercial property port.
  154         (d) The addition of a drone delivery service within the
  155  parking area of a commercial property does not reduce the number
  156  of parking spaces in the parking area for the purpose of
  157  complying with any requirement for a minimum number of parking
  158  spaces.
  159         Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 332.001, Florida
  160  Statutes, is amended to read:
  161         332.001 Aviation; powers and duties of the Department of
  162  Transportation.—
  163         (1) It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of
  164  the Department of Transportation to plan and direct investments
  165  in airport systems in this state to facilitate the efficient
  166  movement of passengers and cargo and to continuously improve the
  167  experience for the flying public and the supply chain of this
  168  state’s businesses. In carrying out this duty and
  169  responsibility, the department may assist and advise, cooperate,
  170  and coordinate with the federal, state, local, or private
  171  organizations and individuals in planning such systems of
  172  airports.
  173         Section 14. Subsection (10) is added to section 332.006,
  174  Florida Statutes, to read:
  175         332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of
  176  Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within
  177  the resources provided to the department:
  178         (10) Coordinate with commercial service airports in this
  179  state to review and evaluate policies and programs of the United
  180  States Transportation Security Administration, including, but
  181  not limited to, security screening programs and programs for
  182  veterans and active duty servicemembers and their families, to
  183  improve efficiency in the security screening process and the
  184  overall experience of the flying public.
  185         Section 15. Present subsections (4), (5), and (6) of
  186  section 332.0075, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  187  subsections (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and a new
  188  subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
  189         332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and
  190  accountability; penalty.—
  191         (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
  192  commercial service airport must plan for obtaining and
  193  maintaining critical infrastructure resources for the airport,
  194  its tenants, and the traveling public. Such plans must include
  195  long-term contracts and rights of first refusal regarding the
  196  sale of and contingency plans for such resources. For purposes
  197  of this paragraph, the term “critical infrastructure resources”
  198  includes, but is not limited to, access to electricity, fuel,
  199  and water resources.
  200         Section 16. Present subsections (1) through (37) of section
  201  334.03, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (2)
  202  through (38), respectively, a new subsection (1) is added to
  203  that section, and present subsection (29) of that section is
  204  amended, to read:
  205         334.03 Definitions.—When used in the Florida Transportation
  206  Code, the term:
  207         (1) “Advanced air mobility corridor connection point” means
  208  any land area or transportation facility, including any
  209  airspace, designated by the department as suitable to support
  210  the efficient movement of people and goods by use as a
  211  connection point for advanced air mobility.
  212         (30)(29) “Transportation corridor” means any advanced air
  213  mobility corridor connection point or any land area designated
  214  by the state, a county, or a municipality which is between two
  215  geographic points and which area is used or suitable for the
  216  movement of people and goods by one or more modes of
  217  transportation, including areas necessary for management of
  218  access and securing applicable approvals and permits.
  219  Transportation corridors, other than advanced air mobility
  220  corridor connection points, shall contain, but are not limited
  221  to, the following:
  222         (a) Existing publicly owned rights-of-way;
  223         (b) All property or property interests necessary for future
  224  transportation facilities, including rights of access, air,
  225  view, and light, whether public or private, for the purpose of
  226  securing and utilizing future transportation rights-of-way,
  227  including, but not limited to, any lands reasonably necessary
  228  now or in the future for securing applicable approvals and
  229  permits, borrow pits, drainage ditches, water retention areas,
  230  rest areas, replacement access for landowners whose access could
  231  be impaired due to the construction of a future facility, and
  232  replacement rights-of-way for relocation of rail and utility
  233  facilities.
  234         Section 17. Subsections (5), (20), and (21) of section
  235  334.044, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (40),
  236  (41), and (42) are added to that section, to read:
  237         334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
  238  shall have the following general powers and duties:
  239         (5) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire property and
  240  materials, including the purchase of promotional items as part
  241  of public information and education campaigns for the promotion
  242  of environmental management, scenic highways, traffic and train
  243  safety awareness, commercial motor vehicle safety, workforce
  244  development, transportation-related economic development
  245  opportunities, advanced air mobility electric vehicle use and
  246  charging stations, autonomous vehicles, and context
  247  classification for electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles; to
  248  purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire equipment and supplies;
  249  and to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property that
  250  is no longer needed by the department.
  251         (20) To operate and maintain designated research
  252  facilities, to conduct and enter into contracts and agreements
  253  for conducting research studies, and to collect data necessary
  254  for the improvement of the state transportation system.
  255         (21) To conduct and enter into contracts and agreements for
  256  conducting research and demonstration projects relative to
  257  innovative transportation technologies.
  258         (40) To require local governments to submit applications
  259  for federal funding for projects on state-owned rights-of-way,
  260  roads, bridges, and limited access facilities to the department
  261  for review and approval before submission of such applications
  262  to the Federal Government.
  263         (41) To coordinate with and provide assistance to local
  264  governments on the development and review of applications for
  265  federal transportation funding to ensure that each project
  266  receiving federal funds is consistent with the department’s
  267  mission, goals, and objectives as provided in s. 334.046.
  268         (42) Notwithstanding any other law, to acquire, own,
  269  construct, or operate, or any combination thereof, one or more
  270  airports as defined in s. 330.27 for the purpose of supporting
  271  advanced air mobility. The department may adopt rules to
  272  implement this subsection.
  273         Section 18. Section 334.64, Florida Statutes, is created to
  274  read:
  275         334.64 Department to serve as primary point of contact for
  276  LiDAR procurement.—Notwithstanding s. 20.255(9), the department
  277  shall serve as the primary point of contact for statewide
  278  topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost sharing related to
  279  statewide geographic information systems and geospatial data
  280  sharing. The department may provide these services to other
  281  state and local governmental entities by entering into an
  282  interagency agreement consistent with chapter 216.
  283  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any
  284  charter, ordinance, statute, or special law, all state agencies
  285  and local governmental entities conducting programs or
  286  exercising powers relating to topographic aerial LiDAR mapping
  287  are authorized to enter into an interagency agreement with the
  288  department for the provision by the department of topographic
  289  aerial LiDAR procurement and cost-sharing services, and to
  290  delegate such authority to conduct programs or exercise powers
  291  relating to topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost
  292  sharing services to the department pursuant to such interagency
  293  agreements. The department may adopt rules to implement this
  294  section.
  295         Section 19. Present paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection
  296  (3) of section 338.231, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  297  paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is
  298  added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection
  299  is amended, to read:
  300         338.231 Turnpike tolls, fixing; pledge of tolls and other
  301  revenues.—The department shall at all times fix, adjust, charge,
  302  and collect such tolls and amounts for the use of the turnpike
  303  system as are required in order to provide a fund sufficient
  304  with other revenues of the turnpike system to pay the cost of
  305  maintaining, improving, repairing, and operating such turnpike
  306  system; to pay the principal of and interest on all bonds issued
  307  to finance or refinance any portion of the turnpike system as
  308  the same become due and payable; and to create reserves for all
  309  such purposes.
  310         (3)(a)1. For the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2029
  311  2027, the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible,
  312  program sufficient funds in the tentative work program such that
  313  the percentage of turnpike toll and bond financed commitments in
  314  Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County as
  315  compared to total turnpike toll and bond financed commitments
  316  shall be at least 90 percent of the share of net toll
  317  collections attributable to users of the turnpike system in
  318  Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County as
  319  compared to total net toll collections attributable to users of
  320  the turnpike system.
  321         2. Beginning in the 2029-2030 fiscal year, the department
  322  shall, to the maximum extent feasible, program sufficient funds
  323  in the tentative work program such that 100 percent of the share
  324  of net toll collections attributable to users of the turnpike
  325  system in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach
  326  County is used for turnpike toll and bond financed commitments
  327  in those counties.
  328  
  329  This paragraph subsection does not apply when the application of
  330  such requirements would violate any covenant established in a
  331  resolution or trust indenture relating to the issuance of
  332  turnpike bonds.
  333         (b) The department may at any time for economic
  334  considerations establish lower temporary toll rates for a new or
  335  existing toll facility for a period not to exceed 1 year, after
  336  which the toll rates adopted pursuant to s. 120.54 shall become
  337  effective.
  338         Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  339  (d) of subsection (5) of section 339.81, Florida Statutes, are
  340  amended to read:
  341         339.81 Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network.—
  342         (2)
  343         (b) The multiuse trails or shared-use paths of the
  344  statewide network must be physically separated from motor
  345  vehicle traffic and constructed with asphalt, concrete, or
  346  another improved hard surface approved by the department.
  347         (5)
  348         (d) To the greatest extent practicable, the department
  349  shall program projects in the work program to plan for
  350  development of the entire trail and to minimize the creation of
  351  gaps between trail segments. The department shall, at a minimum,
  352  ensure that local support exists for projects and trail
  353  segments, including the availability or dedication of local
  354  funding sources and of contributions by private landowners who
  355  agree to make their land, or property interests in such land,
  356  available for public use as a trail. The department may also
  357  consider any sponsorship agreement entered into pursuant to
  358  subsection (7).
  359         Section 21. Subsection (16) of section 341.041, Florida
  360  Statutes, is amended to read:
  361         341.041 Transit responsibilities of the department.—The
  362  department shall, within the resources provided pursuant to
  363  chapter 216:
  364         (16) Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law,
  365  ensure that all grants and agreements between the department and
  366  entities providing paratransit services to persons with
  367  disabilities include, at a minimum, the following provisions:
  368         (a) Performance requirements for the delivery of services,
  369  including clear penalties for repeated or continuing violations;
  370         (b) Minimum liability insurance requirements for all
  371  transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated for
  372  the transportation disadvantaged, as defined in s. 427.011(1),
  373  through the contracted vendor or subcontractor thereof;
  374         (c) Complaint and grievance processes for users of
  375  paratransit services for persons with disabilities users,
  376  including a requirement that all reported complaints,
  377  grievances, and resolutions be reported to the department on a
  378  quarterly basis; and
  379         (d) A requirement that the provisions of paragraphs (a),
  380  (b), and (c) must be included in any agreement between an entity
  381  receiving a grant or an agreement from the department and such
  382  entity’s contractors or subcontractors that provide paratransit
  383  services for persons with disabilities.
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  386  And the title is amended as follows:
  387         Delete lines 20 - 92
  388  and insert:
  389         certain streets, roadways, and highways; prohibiting
  390         counties and municipalities from enacting, imposing,
  391         levying, collecting, or enforcing certain operating
  392         fees and advertising regulations; amending s.
  393         316.2071, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
  394         by the act; prohibiting a personal delivery device
  395         from operating as otherwise authorized unless the
  396         personal delivery device meets certain criteria and a
  397         human operator is capable of controlling and
  398         monitoring its navigation and operation; prohibiting
  399         the operation of a personal delivery device on a
  400         limited access facility; authorizing rulemaking;
  401         amending s. 320.06, F.S.; authorizing certain rental
  402         trucks to elect a permanent registration period;
  403         repealing s. 322.032, F.S., relating to digital proof
  404         of driver license or identification card; amending ss.
  405         322.059 and 322.15, F.S.; conforming provisions to
  406         changes made by the act; repealing s. 324.252, F.S.,
  407         relating to electronic insurance verification;
  408         amending s. 330.41, F.S.; prohibiting a political
  409         subdivision from withholding issuance of a business
  410         tax receipt, development permit, or other land use
  411         approval to certain drone delivery services and from
  412         enacting or enforcing ordinances or resolutions that
  413         prohibit drone delivery service operation; revising
  414         construction; providing that the addition of a drone
  415         delivery service within a certain parking area does
  416         not reduce the number of parking spaces in the parking
  417         area for a certain purpose; amending s. 332.001, F.S.;
  418         revising duties of the Department of Transportation
  419         relating to airport systems in this state; amending s.
  420         332.006, F.S.; requiring the department to coordinate
  421         with commercial service airports to review and
  422         evaluate certain federal policies and programs;
  423         amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; requiring commercial
  424         service airports to plan for obtaining and maintaining
  425         critical infrastructure resources; providing
  426         requirements for such plans; defining the term
  427         “critical infrastructure resources”; amending s.
  428         334.03, F.S.; defining the term “advanced air mobility
  429         corridor connection point”; revising the definition of
  430         the term “transportation corridor”; amending s.
  431         334.044, F.S.; authorizing the department to purchase,
  432         lease, or otherwise acquire property and materials for
  433         the promotion of transportation-related economic
  434         development opportunities and advanced air mobility;
  435         deleting the authority of the department to purchase,
  436         lease, or otherwise acquire property and materials for
  437         the promotion of electric vehicle use and charging
  438         stations; authorizing the department to operate and
  439         maintain certain research facilities, enter into
  440         certain contracts and agreements, require local
  441         governments to submit certain applications for federal
  442         funding to the department for review and approval
  443         before submission to the Federal Government,
  444         coordinate with and provide assistance to local
  445         governments on the development and review of certain
  446         applications, and acquire, own, construct, or operate
  447         airports for a specified purpose; authorizing the
  448         department to adopt rules; creating s. 334.64, F.S.;
  449         providing that the department serves as the primary
  450         point of contact for statewide topographic aerial
  451         LiDAR procurement and certain cost sharing;
  452         authorizing the department to provide certain services
  453         to other governmental entities through interagency
  454         agreements; authorizing rulemaking; amending s.
  455         338.231, F.S.; revising the period through which the
  456         department, to the extent possible, is required to
  457         program sufficient funds in the tentative work program
  458         for a specified purpose; requiring the department, to
  459         the extent possible, to program sufficient funds in
  460         the tentative work program for a specified purpose
  461         beginning in a specified fiscal year; amending s.
  462         339.81, F.S.; revising construction materials that may
  463         be used for certain multiuse trails or shared-use
  464         paths; authorizing the department to consider certain
  465         sponsorship agreements; amending s. 341.041, F.S.;
  466         revising the entities for which the department is
  467         required to include in grants and agreements certain
  468         provisions; revising such provisions; amending s.
  469         790.19, F.S.;