HB 291 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Personal Mobility Device Battery Safety Standards

Summary

Personal Mobility Device Battery Safety Standards; Defines "personal mobility device"; prohibits sale of personal mobility device using battery that is not certified as meeting specified ingress protection standard; provides penalties.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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H 291 Filed → H 291 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to simplify its scope and strengthen battery safety requirements. The original version created a new statute for personal mobility device battery safety, while the amended version amends an existing transportation safety statute. The key change is raising the minimum battery protection standard from IPX7 (temporary submersion) to IPX6 (water jets), and consolidating enforcement provisions into a single section.

Scope change

Changed from creating a new standalone statute to amending an existing transportation safety statute (s. 403.7192, F.S.)

REQUIREMENT

Raised minimum battery certification standard from IPX7 (temporary submersion protection) to IPX6 (protection against water jets), which is a less stringent requirement

Removed provisions requiring operators to provide proof of battery certification upon request to state departments

ENFORCEMENT

Consolidated all enforcement provisions into one subsection with clearer administrative fines ($1,000 first violation, $5,000 second, $10,000 third) and forfeiture authority

Removed provisions authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to coordinate with local entities and impose fines/seizures

DEFINITION

Simplified the definition of 'personal mobility device' to focus on single-person electric vehicles like e-bikes, scooters, and skateboards

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Committee

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

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