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ENROLLED
2026
Legislature
CS for SB 382, 1st Engrossed
2026382er
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2 An act relating to micromobility devices; amending s.
3 316.20655, F.S.; providing requirements for the
4 operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the
5 operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed
6 under certain circumstances; providing penalties;
7 creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force
8 adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
9 Vehicles; requiring the department to provide
10 administrative and staff support services to the task
11 force; providing the purpose of the task force;
12 providing the composition of the task force; requiring
13 the appointment of task force members within a
14 specified timeframe; providing the manner in which
15 task force vacancies must be filled; requiring that
16 the task force convene within a certain timeframe;
17 requiring the task force to meet at least monthly;
18 providing requirements for the time and place of the
19 task force meetings; providing that members of the
20 task force are entitled to reimbursement for per diem
21 and travel expenses; requiring the task force to
22 develop and submit a certain report to the Governor
23 and Legislature by a specified date; providing for the
24 expiration of the task force; requiring the Florida
25 Highway Patrol and each police department and
26 sheriff’s office to maintain a certain list, beginning
27 on a certain date; providing requirements for the
28 list; requiring each police department and sheriff’s
29 office to submit a certain report to the department by
30 a specified date; requiring the department to provide
31 a certain report to the Governor and Legislature by a
32 specified date; providing effective dates.
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34 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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36 Section 1. Effective July 1, 2026, subsection (10) is added
37 to section 316.20655, Florida Statutes, to read:
38 316.20655 Electric bicycle regulations.—
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(10)(a)
A person operating an electric bicycle on a shared
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pathway that is not located adjacent to a roadway, including a
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shared pathway located in a park or recreational area,
shall
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yield to pedestrians and
shall
give an audible signal before
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overtaking and passing a pedestrian.
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(b)
A person operating an electric bicycle on a sidewalk or
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any other area designated for pedestrian use m
ay
not operate
the
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electric bicycle at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour
if
a
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pedestrian is within 50 feet of the electric bicycle.
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(c)
A person who fails to comply with this subsection
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commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a
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nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318
.
51 Section 2.
Micromobility Device Safety Task Force
.—
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(1) CREATION.—The
Micromobility Device
Safety Task Force,
a
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task force
as defined in s. 20.03(5)
, Florida Statutes,
is
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created adjunct to the
Department of Highway Safety and Motor
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Vehicles
. The department shall provide administrative and staff
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support services related to the functions of the task force.
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(2) PURPOSE.—The
purpose of the task force is to examine
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and recommend improvements to state law and
the
regulatory
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framework governing
m
icromobility
d
evice
s as defined in s.
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316.003, Florida Statutes,
in order to encourage the safe
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operation of
micromobility devices
and to prevent traffic
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incidents, injuries, and fatalities involving such
devices
.
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(3) MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS.—
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(a)
The task force shall be composed of the executive
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director
of the
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
,
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or his or her designee; the
S
ecretary of Transportation, or his
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or her designee;
and
the following members,
who
shall be
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appointed by the executive director
of the
Department of Highway
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Safety and Motor Vehicles
:
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1.
A representative from the Florida Sheriffs Association.
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2.
A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs
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Association.
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3.
A representative from the
micromobility device
industry.
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4.
A representative from the Florida League of Cities.
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5.
A representative from the Florida Association of
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Counties.
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6.
A representative from the medical field with experience
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in
treating bicycl
ist
and pedestrian injuries.
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7.
A representative from an organization involved in
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efforts to prevent
injuries and fatalities involving
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micromobility devices
, including electric bicycle
s and motorized
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scooters.
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(b)
Appointments to the task force
must
be made within 15
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days
after this act becomes a law
.
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(c)
The executive director of the
Department of Highway
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Safety and Motor Vehicles
, or his or her designee, shall chair
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the task force
.
Any
vacancy on the task force
must
be filled in
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the same manner as the original appointment.
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(d)
The task force shall convene no later than 30 days
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after
this act becomes a law
. The task force shall meet at least
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monthly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair.
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At least one meeting of the task force
must
occur in each of the
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following regions of the state: North Florida, Central Florida,
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and South Florida. All meetings shall be held at the time and
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place designated by the chair
.
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(e)
Members of the task force shall serve without
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compensation but
are
entitled to receive reimbursement for per
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diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061
, Florida
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Statutes
.
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(4) REPORT.—
The task force shall
prepare
a report that
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includes legislative recommendations for improvements to state
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law and the regulatory framework governing
micromobility
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devices
. The report
must
take into account methods to improve
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traffic safety for
micromobility device
operators and riders,
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pedestrians, and other vehicle operators through reasonable
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measures designed to reduce traffic incidents, injuries, and
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fatalities.
Before October 1, 2026, the task force shall submit
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the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Upon submission of the
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report, the task force
shall expire
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111 Section 3.
(1) Beginning 30 days after this act becomes a
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law,
the Florida Highway Patrol and e
ach
police department and
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sheriff’s office
shall
maintain a list of all traffic crashes
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that
the
respective agency investigates
which involve
a
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micromobility device
.
Each m
icromobility device
crash must be
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included in the list
,
regardless of whether the crash is
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reported on
a
Florida T
raffic
C
rash
R
eport
, Long Form; short
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form crash report;
or driver exchange-of-information form.
The
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list
must contain the following information
for
each traffic
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crash
involving a micromobility device
:
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(a)
Date and time of the crash.
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(b)
If applicable, the c
lass of electric bicycle involved
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in the crash.
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(c)
Age of the
micromobility device
operator involved in
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the crash.
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(d)
If known, whether the
micromobility device
operator
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possessed a valid Florida learner’s driver license or driver
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license at the time of the crash.
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(2)
By October 15, 2026,
each
police department and
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sheriff’s office
shall
submit a report to the
Department of
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Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
which
contains
a list of all
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micromobility device
crashes investigated by
the respective
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police department or sheriff’s office
from the beginning of the
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reporting period
through
September 30, 2026. The
report
must be
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submitted in a form and manner determined by the department.
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(3)
By October 31, 2026, the
Department of Highway Safety
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and Motor Vehicles
shall
submit
to the Governor, the President
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of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
a
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report summarizing the reports submitted to the department
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pursuant to subsection (2) and includ
e in the report
the list
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maintained
by the Florida Highway Patrol
pursuant to subsection
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(1)
. The report must separate the
micromobility device
crash
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data by
device type and
county
and list
the reporting law
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enforcement agencies within each county
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145 Section 4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
146 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.