Florida · Senate Bill 1378 · 2026 Regular Session

Traffic Enforcement

SB 1378 Sponsored by Jonathan Martin Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

Read the full title (106 words)

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.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules · Senate Transportation
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation8–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice
  7. CommitteeDied in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Transportation Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.