SB 260 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Removal, Storage, and Cleanup of Electric Vehicles

Summary

Removal, Storage, and Cleanup of Electric Vehicles; Requiring counties to establish a daily administration storage fee for the proper storage of certain electric vehicles; providing a maximum amount for such fees; defining the terms “daily administration storage fee” and “proper storage”; requiring any wrecker service or towing-storage wrecker or operator to collect and submit specific data to the Division of State Fire Marshal relating to stored damaged or submerged electric vehicles by a specified date; providing that motor vehicle insurers are not required to pay certain costs, etc.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 260 c2 → S 260 c3 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from a second to a third committee substitute version, adding significant new reporting requirements. The primary change is the mandate for wreckers to collect and submit specific data to the State Fire Marshal regarding stored damaged electric vehicles, along with a requirement for the Fire Marshal to submit a report to the Legislature assessing fire threats. Additionally, the bill now includes an expiration date for these reporting provisions, set to end on July 1, 2029.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded to include a temporary, two-year data collection and reporting program for wreckers and the State Fire Marshal, which was not present in the previous version.

REQUIREMENT

Wreckers and towing operators must now collect and submit specific data (including VIN, damage description, battery charge, and storage dates) to the Division of State Fire Marshal for damaged or submerged electric vehicles.

ENFORCEMENT

The State Fire Marshal is now required to create a data submission form and submit a report to the Legislature by March 1, 2029, assessing fire threats and recommending best practices.

TIMELINE

The new data reporting and legislative review requirements are temporary, effective January 1, 2027, and expire on July 1, 2029.

DEFINITION

The term 'daily administration fee' was changed to 'daily administration storage fee' to better reflect the specific purpose of the charge.

TECHNICAL

The bill's committee designation was updated from 'Committee Substitute 2' to 'Committee Substitute 3', and the bill number was updated to reflect the new version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

24–0

Passed

Total votes 24

Feb 17, 2026

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

18 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (24-0)

senate

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Nov 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors