Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1220
By Senator Massullo
11-01293-26 20261220__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to transportation; amending s.
3 260.0142, F.S.; requiring the Florida Greenways and
4 Trails Council to meet within a certain timeframe for
5 a certain purpose; amending s. 311.14, F.S.; providing
6 requirements for an infrastructure development and
7 improvement component included in a port’s strategic
8 plan; defining the term “critical infrastructure
9 resources”; creating s. 311.26, F.S.; requiring the
10 Department of Transportation to coordinate with the
11 Department of Commerce, specified ports, and the
12 Federal Government for a certain purpose; requiring
13 ports to support certain projects; requiring that such
14 projects be evaluated in a certain manner; amending s.
15 316.003, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
16 “personal delivery device”; amending s. 316.008, F.S.;
17 authorizing the operation of a personal delivery
18 device on certain sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle
19 lanes, and bicycle paths and on the shoulders of
20 certain streets, roadways, and highways; amending s.
21 316.2071, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
22 by the act; prohibiting a personal delivery device
23 from operating as otherwise authorized unless the
24 personal delivery device meets certain criteria and a
25 human operator is capable of controlling and
26 monitoring its navigation and operation; prohibiting
27 the operation of a personal delivery device on a
28 limited access facility; authorizing rulemaking;
29 amending s. 330.41, F.S.; prohibiting a political
30 subdivision from withholding issuance of a business
31 tax receipt, development permit, or other land use
32 approval to certain drone delivery services and from
33 enacting or enforcing ordinances or resolutions that
34 prohibit drone delivery service operation; revising
35 construction; providing that the addition of a drone
36 delivery service within a certain parking area does
37 not reduce the number of parking spaces in the parking
38 area for a certain purpose; amending s. 332.001, F.S.;
39 revising duties of the Department of Transportation
40 relating to airport systems in this state; amending s.
41 332.006, F.S.; requiring the department to coordinate
42 with commercial service airports to review and
43 evaluate certain federal policies and programs;
44 amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; requiring that airport
45 master plans for commercial service airports provide
46 methods for obtaining and maintaining critical
47 infrastructure resources; defining the term “critical
48 infrastructure resources”; amending s. 334.044, F.S.;
49 authorizing the department to purchase, lease, or
50 otherwise acquire property and materials for the
51 promotion of transportation-related economic
52 development opportunities; deleting the authority of
53 the department to purchase, lease, or otherwise
54 acquire property and materials for the promotion of
55 electric vehicle use and charging stations;
56 authorizing the department to operate and maintain
57 certain research facilities, enter into certain
58 contracts and agreements, require local governments to
59 submit certain applications for federal funding to the
60 department for review and approval before submission
61 to the Federal Government, coordinate with local
62 governments on the development and review of certain
63 applications, and maintain, construct, and operate the
64 public streets bordering the Capitol Complex; creating
65 s. 334.64, F.S.; providing that the department serves
66 as the primary point of contact for statewide
67 topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and certain cost
68 sharing; authorizing the department to provide certain
69 services to other governmental entities through
70 interagency agreements; authorizing rulemaking;
71 amending s. 338.231, F.S.; revising the period through
72 which the department, to the extent possible, is
73 required to program sufficient funds in the tentative
74 work program for a specified purpose; requiring the
75 department, to the extent possible, to program
76 sufficient funds in the tentative work program for a
77 specified purpose beginning in a specified fiscal
78 year; amending s. 339.81, F.S.; revising construction
79 materials that may be used for certain multiuse trails
80 or shared-use paths; authorizing the department to
81 consider certain sponsorship agreements; creating s.
82 351.41, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to execute a
83 rapid rail transit compact with specified states to
84 join the Southern Rail Commission; providing the form
85 of the compact; amending s. 790.19, F.S.; providing
86 criminal penalties for shooting at, within, or into,
87 or throwing, hurling, or projecting certain objects
88 at, within, or in, an autonomous vehicle; amending s.
89 806.13, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for
90 defacing, injuring, or damaging an autonomous vehicle
91 if the value of the damage is in excess of a specified
92 amount; reenacting ss. 320.02(21), 324.021(1), and
93 324.022(2)(a), F.S., relating to registration
94 requirements, the definition of the term “motor
95 vehicle,” and financial responsibility for property
96 damage, respectively, to incorporate the amendment
97 made to s. 316.003, F.S., in references thereto;
98 providing an effective date.
99
100 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
101
102 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section
103 260.0142, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
104 260.0142 Florida Greenways and Trails Council; composition;
105 powers and duties.—
106 (4) The duties of the council include the following:
107 (h) Make recommendations for updating and revising the
108 implementation plan for the Florida Greenways and Trails System,
109 including, but not limited to, recommendations for
110 prioritization of regionally significant trails within the
111 Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network. The council shall
112 meet within 90 days after the Department of Transportation
113 submits its report pursuant to s. 339.81(8) to update its
114 recommendations for prioritization of regionally significant
115 trails within the network.
116 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
117 311.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
118 311.14 Seaport planning.—
119 (2) Each port shall develop a strategic plan with a 10-year
120 horizon. Each plan must include the following:
121 (b) An infrastructure development and improvement component
122 that identifies all projected infrastructure improvements within
123 the plan area which require improvement, expansion, or
124 development in order for a port to attain a strategic advantage
125 for competition with national and international competitors.
126 This component must provide strategies for obtaining and
127 maintaining critical infrastructure resources for the port and
128 its tenants. Such strategies must include long-term contracts,
129 rights of first refusal regarding the sale or lease of property
130 storing such resources, and contingency plans for obtaining such
131 resources. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “critical
132 infrastructure resources,” includes, but is not limited to,
133 access to electricity, fuel, and water resources.
134
135 To the extent feasible, the port strategic plan must be
136 consistent with the local government comprehensive plans of the
137 units of local government in which the port is located. Upon
138 approval of a plan by the port’s board, the plan shall be
139 submitted to the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
140 Development Council.
141 Section 3. Section 311.26, Florida Statutes, is created to
142 read:
143 311.26 Florida seaport maritime industrial base.—The
144 Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the
145 Department of Commerce, the ports specified in s. 311.09, and
146 the Federal Government to identify and prioritize key maritime
147 components in the supply chain which are essential to
148 strengthening and expanding this state’s maritime industrial
149 base. The ports shall support projects prioritized by the
150 Department of Transportation which will directly support the
151 construction, maintenance, and modernization of commercial
152 vessels, including cargo vessels, and vessels designed for
153 national defense. Projects must be evaluated by their estimated
154 return on invested capital, job creation, and contribution to
155 the economic competitiveness and national security interests of
156 the state. Additional consideration must include the anticipated
157 enhancement of this state’s commercial maritime capabilities.
158 Section 4. Subsection (59) of section 316.003, Florida
159 Statutes, is amended to read:
160 316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
161 used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
162 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
163 otherwise requires:
164 (59) PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE.—An electrically powered
165 device that:
166 (a) Is operated on sidewalks, and crosswalks, bicycle
167 lanes, or bicycle paths or on the shoulders of streets,
168 roadways, or highways, not including limited access facilities,
169 and intended primarily for transporting property;
170 (b) Has a weight that does not exceed the maximum weight
171 established by Department of Transportation rule;
172 (c) Operates at Has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour on
173 sidewalks and crosswalks and 20 miles per hour on bicycle lanes
174 or bicycle paths or on the shoulders of streets, roadways, or
175 highways, not including limited access facilities; and
176 (d) Is equipped with technology to allow for operation of
177 the device with or without the active control or monitoring of a
178 natural person.
179
180 A personal delivery device is not considered a vehicle unless
181 expressly defined by law as a vehicle. A mobile carrier is not
182 considered a personal delivery device. The Department of
183 Transportation may adopt rules to implement this subsection.
184 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
185 316.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
186 316.008 Powers of local authorities.—
187 (7)
188 (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a personal
189 delivery device may be operated on sidewalks, crosswalks,
190 bicycle lanes, and bicycle paths and on the shoulders of
191 streets, roadways, and highways, not including limited access
192 facilities, and a mobile carrier may be operated on sidewalks
193 and crosswalks within a county or municipality when such use is
194 permissible under federal law. This subparagraph paragraph does
195 not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting
196 regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices
197 and mobile carriers.
198 2. A personal delivery device may not be operated on the
199 Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network created under s.
200 339.81 or components of the Florida Greenways and Trails System
201 created under chapter 260.
202 Section 6. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.2071,
203 Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (5) is added to
204 that section, to read:
205 316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.—
206 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
207 contrary, a personal delivery device may operate on sidewalks,
208 crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and bicycle paths and on the
209 shoulders of streets, roadways, and highways, not including
210 limited access facilities, and a or mobile carrier may operate
211 on sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A
212 personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a
213 sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable
214 to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. A, except that the
215 personal delivery device or mobile carrier may must not
216 unreasonably interfere with pedestrians, bicycles, or motor
217 vehicles traffic and must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
218 on the sidewalk or crosswalk.
219 (3)(a) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may
220 not do any of the following:
221 1.(a) Operate on a sidewalk, crosswalk, bicycle lane, or
222 bicycle path or on the shoulder of a street, roadway, or highway
223 unless the personal delivery device meets minimum criteria
224 established by the Department of Transportation and a human
225 operator is capable of controlling and monitoring the navigation
226 and operation of the personal delivery device public highway
227 except to the extent necessary to cross a crosswalk.
228 2. Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003.
229 3. Operate on a limited access facility.
230 (b) A mobile carrier may not do any of the following:
231 1. Operate on a public highway except to the extent
232 necessary to cross a crosswalk.
233 2. Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal
234 delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring
235 the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or
236 a mobile carrier owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile
237 carrier.
238 3.(c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s.
239 316.003.
240 4.(d) For mobile carriers, Transport persons or animals.
241 (5) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules to
242 implement this section.
243 Section 7. Present paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of
244 section 330.41, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
245 (e), a new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, and
246 paragraph (c) of that subsection is amended, to read:
247 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.—
248 (3) REGULATION.—
249 (c) Except as otherwise expressly provided, a political
250 subdivision may not withhold issuance of a business tax receipt,
251 development permit, or other land use approval to a drone
252 delivery service on a commercial property or enact or enforce an
253 ordinance or a resolution that prohibits a drone delivery
254 service’s operation based on the location of its drone port,
255 notwithstanding part II of chapter 163 and chapter 205. A
256 political subdivision may enforce minimum setback and
257 landscaping regulations that are generally applicable to
258 permitted uses in the applicable drone port site’s zoning
259 district. This paragraph may not be construed to authorize a
260 political subdivision to require additional landscaping as a
261 condition of approval of a drone delivery service on a
262 commercial property port.
263 (d) The addition of a drone delivery service within the
264 parking area of a commercial property does not reduce the number
265 of parking spaces in the parking area for the purpose of
266 complying with any requirement for a minimum number of parking
267 spaces.
268 Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 332.001, Florida
269 Statutes, is amended to read:
270 332.001 Aviation; powers and duties of the Department of
271 Transportation.—
272 (1) It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of
273 the Department of Transportation to plan and direct investments
274 in airport systems in this state to facilitate the efficient
275 movement of passengers and cargo and to continuously improve the
276 experience for the flying public and the supply chain of this
277 state’s businesses. In carrying out this duty and
278 responsibility, the department may assist and advise, cooperate,
279 and coordinate with the federal, state, local, or private
280 organizations and individuals in planning such systems of
281 airports.
282 Section 9. Subsection (10) is added to section 332.006,
283 Florida Statutes, to read:
284 332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of
285 Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within
286 the resources provided to the department:
287 (10) Coordinate with commercial service airports in this
288 state to review and evaluate policies and programs of the United
289 States Transportation Security Administration, including, but
290 not limited to, programs for veterans and active duty
291 servicemembers and their families, to improve efficiency in the
292 security screening process and the overall experience of the
293 flying public.
294 Section 10. Present subsections (4), (5), and (6) of
295 section 332.0075, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
296 subsections (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and a new
297 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
298 332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and
299 accountability; penalty.—
300 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airport
301 master plans for commercial service airports must provide
302 methods for obtaining and maintaining critical infrastructure
303 resources for the airport, its tenants, and the traveling
304 public. Such strategies must include long-term contracts and
305 rights of first refusal regarding the sale of and contingency
306 plans for such resources. For purposes of this paragraph, the
307 term “critical infrastructure resources,” includes, but is not
308 limited to, access to electricity, fuel, and water resources.
309 Section 11. Subsections (5), (20), and (21) of section
310 334.044, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (40),
311 (41), and (42) are added to that section, to read:
312 334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
313 shall have the following general powers and duties:
314 (5) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire property and
315 materials, including the purchase of promotional items as part
316 of public information and education campaigns for the promotion
317 of environmental management, scenic highways, traffic and train
318 safety awareness, commercial motor vehicle safety, workforce
319 development, transportation-related economic development
320 opportunities electric vehicle use and charging stations,
321 autonomous vehicles, and context classification for electric
322 vehicles and autonomous vehicles; to purchase, lease, or
323 otherwise acquire equipment and supplies; and to sell, exchange,
324 or otherwise dispose of any property that is no longer needed by
325 the department.
326 (20) To operate and maintain designated research
327 facilities, to conduct and enter into contracts and agreements
328 for conducting research studies, and to collect data necessary
329 for the improvement of the state transportation system.
330 (21) To conduct and enter into contracts and agreements for
331 conducting research and demonstration projects relative to
332 innovative transportation technologies.
333 (40) To require local governments to submit applications
334 for federal funding for projects on state-owned rights-of-way,
335 roads, bridges, and limited access facilities to the department
336 for review and approval before submission of such applications
337 to the Federal Government.
338 (41) To coordinate with local governments on the
339 development and review of applications for federal
340 transportation funding to ensure that each project receiving
341 federal funds will benefit the state’s transportation system by
342 reducing congestion or providing other infrastructure
343 improvements.
344 (42) To maintain, construct, and operate the public streets
345 bordering the Capitol Complex as defined in s. 272.09(1),
346 including Calhoun Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street,
347 Jefferson Street, West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr.
348 Boulevard, and Gaines Street.
349 Section 12. Section 334.64, Florida Statutes, is created to
350 read:
351 334.64 Department to serve as primary point of contact for
352 LiDAR procurement.—Notwithstanding s. 20.255(9), the department
353 shall serve as the primary point of contact for statewide
354 topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost sharing related to
355 statewide geographic information systems and geospatial data
356 sharing. The department may provide these services to other
357 state and local governmental entities by entering into an
358 interagency agreement consistent with chapter 216.
359 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any
360 charter, ordinance, statute, or special law, all state agencies
361 and local governmental entities conducting programs or
362 exercising powers relating to topographic aerial LiDAR mapping
363 are authorized to enter into an interagency agreement with the
364 department for the provision by the department of topographic
365 aerial LiDAR procurement and cost-sharing services, and to
366 delegate such authority to conduct programs or exercise powers
367 relating to topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost
368 sharing services to the department pursuant to such interagency
369 agreements. The department may adopt rules to implement this
370 section.
371 Section 13. Present paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection
372 (3) of section 338.231, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
373 paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is
374 added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection
375 is amended, to read:
376 338.231 Turnpike tolls, fixing; pledge of tolls and other
377 revenues.—The department shall at all times fix, adjust, charge,
378 and collect such tolls and amounts for the use of the turnpike
379 system as are required in order to provide a fund sufficient
380 with other revenues of the turnpike system to pay the cost of
381 maintaining, improving, repairing, and operating such turnpike
382 system; to pay the principal of and interest on all bonds issued
383 to finance or refinance any portion of the turnpike system as
384 the same become due and payable; and to create reserves for all
385 such purposes.
386 (3)(a)1. For the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2029
387 2027, the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible,
388 program sufficient funds in the tentative work program such that
389 the percentage of turnpike toll and bond financed commitments in
390 Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County as
391 compared to total turnpike toll and bond financed commitments
392 shall be at least 90 percent of the share of net toll
393 collections attributable to users of the turnpike system in
394 Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County as
395 compared to total net toll collections attributable to users of
396 the turnpike system.
397 2. Beginning in the 2029-2030 fiscal year, the department
398 shall, to the maximum extent feasible, program sufficient funds
399 in the tentative work program such that 100 percent of the share
400 of net toll collections attributable to users of the turnpike
401 system in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach
402 County is used for turnpike toll and bond financed commitments
403 in those counties.
404
405 This paragraph subsection does not apply when the application of
406 such requirements would violate any covenant established in a
407 resolution or trust indenture relating to the issuance of
408 turnpike bonds.
409 (b) The department may at any time for economic
410 considerations establish lower temporary toll rates for a new or
411 existing toll facility for a period not to exceed 1 year, after
412 which the toll rates adopted pursuant to s. 120.54 shall become
413 effective.
414 Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph
415 (d) of subsection (5) of section 339.81, Florida Statutes, are
416 amended to read:
417 339.81 Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network.—
418 (2)
419 (b) The multiuse trails or shared-use paths of the
420 statewide network must be physically separated from motor
421 vehicle traffic and constructed with asphalt, concrete, or
422 another improved hard surface approved by the department.
423 (5)
424 (d) To the greatest extent practicable, the department
425 shall program projects in the work program to plan for
426 development of the entire trail and to minimize the creation of
427 gaps between trail segments. The department shall, at a minimum,
428 ensure that local support exists for projects and trail
429 segments, including the availability or dedication of local
430 funding sources and of contributions by private landowners who
431 agree to make their land, or property interests in such land,
432 available for public use as a trail. The department may also
433 consider any sponsorship agreement entered into pursuant to
434 subsection (7).
435 Section 15. Section 351.41, Florida Statutes, is created to
436 read:
437 351.41 Rapid Rail Transit Compact.—The Governor, on behalf
438 of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in
439 substantially the following form, with the States of Alabama,
440 Louisiana, and Mississippi, and the Legislature hereby signifies
441 in advance its approval and ratification of such compact:
442
443 RAPID RAIL TRANSIT COMPACT
444 ARTICLE I
445 The purpose of this compact is to study the feasibility of
446 rapid rail transit service between the states of Alabama,
447 Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi and to establish a joint
448 interstate commission to assist in this effort.
449
450 ARTICLE II
451 This compact shall become effective immediately as to the
452 states ratifying it whenever the States of Alabama, Florida,
453 Louisiana, and Mississippi have ratified it and Congress has
454 given consent thereto. Any state not mentioned in this article
455 which is contiguous with any member state may become a party to
456 this compact, subject to approval by the legislature of each of
457 the member states.
458
459 ARTICLE III
460 The states which are parties to this compact, hereinafter
461 referred to as party states, do hereby establish and create a
462 joint agency which shall be known as the Southern Rail
463 Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, or any
464 successor name adopted by all members of the commission. The
465 membership of such commission shall consist of the governor of
466 each party state, one representative each from the Mississippi
467 Energy and Transportation Board, or its successor, the Office of
468 Aviation and Public Transportation of the Louisiana Department
469 of Transportation and Development, or its successor, the Alabama
470 Department of Energy, or its successor, and the Florida
471 Department of Transportation, or its successor, and five other
472 citizens of each party state, to be appointed by the governor
473 thereof. The appointed members of the commission shall serve for
474 terms of 4 years each. Vacancies on the commission shall be
475 filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired portion
476 of the term. The members of the commission shall not be
477 compensated for service on the commission, but each of the
478 appointed members shall be entitled to actual and reasonable
479 expenses incurred in attending meetings, or incurred otherwise
480 in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the
481 commission. The members of the commission shall hold regular
482 quarterly meetings and such special meetings as its business may
483 require. They shall choose annually a chairman and vice chairman
484 from among their members, and the chairmanship shall rotate each
485 year among the party states in order of their acceptance of this
486 compact. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations for
487 the transaction of its business and a record shall be kept of
488 all its business. It shall be the duty of the commission to
489 study the feasibility of providing interstate rapid rail transit
490 service between the party states. Toward this end, the
491 commission shall have power to hold hearings; to conduct studies
492 and surveys of all problems, benefits, and other matters
493 associated with such service, and to make reports thereon; to
494 acquire, by gift, grant, or otherwise, from local, state,
495 federal, or private sources, such money or property as may be
496 provided for the proper performance of its functions, and to
497 hold and dispose of same; to cooperate with other public or
498 private groups, whether local, state, regional, or national,
499 having an interest in such service; to formulate and execute
500 plans and policies for emphasizing the purpose of this compact
501 before the Congress of the United States and other appropriate
502 officers and agencies of the United States; and to exercise such
503 other powers as may be appropriate to enable it to accomplish
504 its functions and duties and to carry out the purposes of this
505 compact.
506
507 ARTICLE IV
508 Each party state agrees that its legislature may, in its
509 discretion, from time to time make available and pay over to the
510 commission funds for the establishment and operation of the
511 commission. The contribution of each party state shall be in
512 equal amounts, if possible, but nothing in this article shall be
513 construed as binding the legislature of any state to make an
514 appropriation of a set amount of funds at any particular time.
515
516 ARTICLE V
517 Nothing in this compact shall be construed so as to
518 conflict with any existing statute, or to limit the powers of
519 any party state, or to repeal or prevent legislation, or to
520 affect any existing or future cooperative arrangement or
521 relationship between any federal agency and a party state.
522
523 ARTICLE VI
524 (1) This compact shall continue in force and remain binding
525 upon each party state until the legislature or governor of each
526 or any state takes action to withdraw therefrom. However, any
527 such withdrawal does not become effective until 6 months after
528 the date of the action taken by the legislature or governor.
529 Notice of such action shall be given to the other party state or
530 states by the secretary of state of the party state which takes
531 such action.
532 (2) There is hereby granted to the Governor, to the members
533 of the commission for Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and
534 Mississippi, and to the compact administrator all the powers
535 provided for in the compact and in this section. All officers of
536 this state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things
537 falling within their respective jurisdictions which are
538 necessary or incidental to carrying out the purpose of the
539 compact.
540 Section 16. Section 790.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to
541 read:
542 790.19 Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into
543 dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not
544 occupied; vessels, aircraft, buses, railroad cars, streetcars,
545 or other vehicles.—A person who Whoever, wantonly or
546 maliciously, shoots at, within, or into, or throws a any missile
547 or hurls or projects a stone or other hard substance which would
548 produce death or great bodily harm, at, within, or in a any
549 public or private building, occupied or unoccupied; a, or public
550 or private bus or a any train, locomotive, railway car, caboose,
551 cable railway car, street railway car, monorail car, or vehicle
552 of any kind which is being used or occupied by a any person; an
553 autonomous vehicle, occupied or unoccupied; a, or any boat,
554 vessel, ship, or barge lying in or plying the waters of this
555 state;, or an aircraft flying through the airspace of this state
556 commits shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree,
557 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
558 Section 17. Present subsections (8) through (12) of section
559 806.13, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (9)
560 through (13), respectively, a new subsection (8) is added to
561 that section, and present subsection (11) of that section is
562 amended, to read:
563 806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor.—
564 (8) A person who willfully or maliciously defaces, injures,
565 or damages by any means an autonomous vehicle as defined in s.
566 316.003(3)(a) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable
567 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the
568 damage to the vehicle is greater than $200.
569 (12)(11) A minor whose driver license or driving privilege
570 is revoked, suspended, or withheld under subsection (11) (10)
571 may elect to reduce the period of revocation, suspension, or
572 withholding by performing community service at the rate of 1 day
573 for each hour of community service performed. In addition, if
574 the court determines that due to a family hardship, the minor’s
575 driver license or driving privilege is necessary for employment
576 or medical purposes of the minor or a member of the minor’s
577 family, the court shall order the minor to perform community
578 service and reduce the period of revocation, suspension, or
579 withholding at the rate of 1 day for each hour of community
580 service performed. As used in this subsection, the term
581 “community service” means cleaning graffiti from public
582 property.
583 Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
584 made by this act to section 316.003, Florida Statutes, in a
585 reference thereto, subsection (21) of section 320.02, Florida
586 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
587 320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
588 forms.—
589 (21) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier as
590 defined in s. 316.003 are not required to satisfy the
591 registration and insurance requirements of this section.
592 Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
593 made by this act to section 316.003, Florida Statutes, in a
594 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 324.021, Florida
595 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
596 324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required.—The
597 following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for
598 the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively
599 ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
600 where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
601 (1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Every self-propelled vehicle that is
602 designed and required to be licensed for use upon a highway,
603 including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with such
604 vehicles, except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors,
605 power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is
606 propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not
607 operated upon rails, but not including any personal delivery
608 device or mobile carrier as defined in s. 316.003, bicycle,
609 electric bicycle, or moped. However, the term “motor vehicle”
610 does not include a motor vehicle as defined in s. 627.732(3)
611 when the owner of such vehicle has complied with the
612 requirements of ss. 627.730-627.7405, inclusive, unless the
613 provisions of s. 324.051 apply; and, in such case, the
614 applicable proof of insurance provisions of s. 320.02 apply.
615 Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
616 made by this act to section 316.003, Florida Statutes, in a
617 reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
618 324.022, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
619 324.022 Financial responsibility for property damage.—
620 (2) As used in this section, the term:
621 (a) “Motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle that
622 has four or more wheels and that is of a type designed and
623 required to be licensed for use on the highways of this state,
624 and any trailer or semitrailer designed for use with such
625 vehicle. The term does not include:
626 1. A mobile home.
627 2. A motor vehicle that is used in mass transit and
628 designed to transport more than five passengers, exclusive of
629 the operator of the motor vehicle, and that is owned by a
630 municipality, transit authority, or political subdivision of the
631 state.
632 3. A school bus as defined in s. 1006.25.
633 4. A vehicle providing for-hire transportation that is
634 subject to the provisions of s. 324.031. A taxicab shall
635 maintain security as required under s. 324.032(1).
636 5. A personal delivery device as defined in s. 316.003.
637 Section 21. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.