SB 1378 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Traffic Enforcement

Summary
Traffic Enforcement; Defining the term “abandoned vehicle”; revising the circumstances under which law enforcement officers and traffic accident investigation officers may provide for the removal of an abandoned vehicle to the nearest garage or place of safety; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle that the person knows bears a registration license plate or validation sticker that was not issued and assigned or lawfully transferred to the motor vehicle; specifying that using a motor vehicle to flee or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer is a circumstance under which a seizure of the motor vehicle may occur under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
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Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jonathan Martin
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