SB 1378: Traffic Enforcement
GENERAL BILL by Martin
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.
Last Action: 2/11/2026 Senate - Now in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Transportation (TR)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/11/2026 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
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SB 1378, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 3:17 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Transportation 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.194 Stopping, standing or parking outside of municipalities. Page 2 (pdf) 320.261 Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawful; penalty. Page 3 (pdf) 932.703 Forfeiture of contraband article; exceptions. Page 4 (pdf)