Florida Senate Bill 488
Session 2026
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
488
State
Florida
Session
2026
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
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Excused
Yes
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Smith
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Summary
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Requiring licensure in lieu of registration of motor carriers operating certain qualified motor vehicles; revising due dates for motor fuel use tax returns submitted by licensed motor carriers; authorizing the department to inspect records necessary to verify the tax returns of motor carriers, motor fuel retail dealers, and motor fuel wholesale distributors; revising the apparent amount of property damage which requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash, etc.
Bill Analysis -- Transportation (Pre-Meeting) (1/9/2026 3:52 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Transportation (Post-Meeting) (1/12/2026 5:37 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) (1/20/2026 11:11 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 2:02 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/4/2026 9:02 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/5/2026 11:29 AM)
458674 - Amendment to S 488 Filed
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02/19/2026
House
In Messages
02/19/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/19/2026
Senate
Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/19/2026
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (458674)
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/17/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/05/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/05/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
02/02/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
01/21/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
01/21/2026
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
01/16/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/12/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
01/12/2026
Senate
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/01/2025
Senate
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
11/13/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:19 AM