SB0910 • 2026

Parking on Public Property

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Mayfield
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died in Transportation
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Parking on Public Property

This law defines 'public property' and 'publicly owned buildings or facilities', sets rules for parking fees refunds, limits towing and ticketing times, and restricts private businesses from using public property for paid parking.

What This Bill Does

Defines what 'public property' and 'publicly owned buildings or facilities' mean.
Requires local governments to refund unused portions of parking fees paid by vehicle owners.
Limits when vehicles can be towed or ticketed for parking violations.
Prohibits private businesses from using public property for paid parking.

Who It Names or Affects

Vehicle owners who pay to park on public property.
Local governments responsible for managing public property and enforcing parking rules.
Private business entities interested in using public property for parking purposes.

Terms To Know

public property: Any publicly owned area used by vehicles, such as streets, roads, highways, parking garages, and metered or timed parking spaces.
publicly owned buildings or facilities: Buildings or facilities owned by state or local government entities, including those owned by state universities and Florida College System institutions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass the Transportation committee in the Senate and died there.
It is unclear how this law will be enforced across different local governments in Florida.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died in Transportation
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2026-01-05 Senate
• Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules
2025-12-15 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Parking on Public Property; Defining the terms “public property” and “publicly owned buildings or facilities”; requiring local governments to refund owners of vehicles who pay fees to park on specified public property in certain circumstances; prohibiting certain vehicles from being towed or issued a traffic citation for a specified time period after being parked on specified public property; prohibiting local governments from allowing private business entities or enterprises to use specified public property for private parking purposes for a fee; providing construction, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 910

By
Senator Mayfield

19-01305-26 2026910__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to parking on public property;
3 creating s. 316.1971, F.S.; defining the terms “public
4 property” and “publicly owned buildings or
5 facilities”; requiring local governments to refund
6 owners of vehicles who pay fees to park on specified
7 public property in certain circumstances; requiring
8 local governments to carry over any unused portion of
9 time for the benefit of the next vehicle owner who
10 pays a fee to park on such public property in certain
11 circumstances; prohibiting certain vehicles from being
12 towed or issued a traffic citation for a specified
13 time period after being parked on specified public
14 property; prohibiting local governments from allowing
15 private business entities or enterprises to use
16 specified public property for private parking purposes
17 for a fee; providing construction; providing an
18 effective date.
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Section 316.1971, Florida Statutes, is created
23 to read:
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316.1971

Parking on public property.—

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(1)

As used in this section, the term:

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(a)

“Public property” means any publicly owned way or place

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used by vehicles, including, but not limited to, streets,

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roadways, highways, parking garages, and metered or timed

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parking spaces or parking lots.

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(b)

“Publicly owned buildings or facilities” means a

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building or facility owned by a state or local governmental

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entity or agency. The term includes any building or facility

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owned by a state university or Florida College System

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institution.

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(2)

A local government shall refund an owner of a vehicle

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who pays a fee to park on public property, including public

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property associated with publicly owned buildings or facilities,

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any portion of such fee if the owner does not use the allotted

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time. In the event a refund is not possible, the local

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government shall carry over any unused portion of time for the

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benefit of the next vehicle owner who pays a fee to park on the

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same public property.

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(3)

If a vehicle is parked on public property, including

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public property associated with publicly owned buildings or

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facilities, in violation of a county or municipal law or

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ordinance governing parking:

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(a)

The vehicle may not be towed until at least 12 hours

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have elapsed from the time the vehicle was parked, if parked on

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a street, roadway, or highway; or

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(b)

The vehicle owner may not be issued a traffic citation

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until at least 2 hours have elapsed from the time the meter or

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allotted time expired, if parked in a metered or timed public

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parking space, public parking lot, or public parking garage.

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(4)

A local government may not allow a private business

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entity or enterprise to use public property for private parking

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purposes for a fee.

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(5)

This section does not prohibit the governing body of a

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county or municipality, with respect to public property under

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its jurisdiction, from regulating the parking of vehicles for

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any purpose.

61 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.