Florida · Senate Bill 86 · 2026 Regular Session

Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens

SB 86 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Sep 25, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 13, 2025
  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.

Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens; Declaring the policy of the state with respect to the operation of commercial motor vehicles by unauthorized aliens; requiring sworn law enforcement officers with certain authority to take into custody persons determined to be unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles and facilitate the transfer of such persons into the custody of a federal…

Read the full title (86 words)

Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens; Declaring the policy of the state with respect to the operation of commercial motor vehicles by unauthorized aliens; requiring sworn law enforcement officers with certain authority to take into custody persons determined to be unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles and facilitate the transfer of such persons into the custody of a federal immigration agency; requiring the impoundment and removal of a commercial motor vehicle under certain circumstances; providing that motor carriers are liable for certain civil penalties, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Transportation
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  5. CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 · Senate Transportation6–3 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice
  8. CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 · Senate Criminal Justice6–2 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 · Senate Fiscal Policy13–6 vote
  2. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  4. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 675
  5. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 675
  6. SenateCS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 5 -SJ 67529–5 vote
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 5 -SJ 675 · Full Senate

29–5
Mar 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 29 No 5 Not voting 5
Democrats: 3 yes, 5 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 29

No · 5

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Transportation CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 6–3
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 6–2
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 13–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • T Transportation Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.