The Florida Senate

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.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/7/2026	Senate	• Filed
  1/16/2026	Senate	• Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules

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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:	None

  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)

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