SB 382 — Micromobility Devices

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 382 FirstBy Engrossedthe 2026382e1Committee Aon billTransportation; to be entitled An act relating to micromobility devices;

and Senator Truenow 596-02023-26 2026382c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to electric bicycles;

creating the MicromobilityElectric DeviceBicycle Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles;

requiring the department to provide administrative and support staff support services to the task force;

providing for the expirationdissolution of the task force;

providing for the future expiration of specified provisions;

requiring each police department and sheriff’s office to submit a certain report to the department by Page 1 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 382 First596-02023-26 Engrossed2026382c1 2026382e1sheriff’s office to submit a certain report to the department by a specified date;

MicromobilityElectric DeviceBicycle Safety Task Force.— (1) CREATION.—The MicromobilityElectric DeviceBicycle Safety Task Force, a task force as defined in s.

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the task force is to examine and recommend improvements to state law and the regulatory Page 2 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 382 First596-02023-26 Engrossed2026382c1 2026382e1(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the task force is to examine and recommend improvements to state law and regulatory framework governing micromobilityelectric devicesbicycles asin definedorder into s.encourage the safe operation of electric bicycles and to prevent traffic incidents, injuries, and fatalities involving such bicycles.

316.003, Florida Statutes, in order to encourage the safe operation of micromobility devices and to prevent traffic incidents, injuries, and fatalities involving such devices.

the Secretarysecretary of the Department of Transportation, or his or her designee;

A representative from the micromobilityelectric devicebicycle industry.

A representative from the medical field with experience inrelating to treating bicyclistbicycle and pedestrian injuries.

A representative from an organization involved in efforts to prevent injuriesbicycle, and fatalities involving micromobility devices, including electric bicyclesbicycle, injuries and motorizedfatalities. scooters.

(b) Appointments to the task force must be made within 15 days after thisthe acteffective becomesdate aof law.this act.

(c) The executive director of the Departmentdepartment, of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, or his or her designee, shall chair the task force.

Any vacancy on the task force must be filled in the same manner as the original Page 3 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 382 First596-02023-26 Engrossed2026382c1 2026382e1 the same manner as the original appointment.

(d) The task force shall convene no later than 30 days after thisthe acteffective becomesdate aof law.this act.

(4) REPORT.—The task force shall preparedevelop a report that includes legislative recommendations for improvements to state law and the regulatory framework governing micromobilityelectric devices.bicycles.

The report must take into account methods to improve traffic safety for micromobilityelectric devicebicycle operators and riders, pedestrians, and other vehicle operators through reasonable measures designed to reduce traffic incidents, injuries, and fatalities.

Upon submission of the report, the task force shallis expire.dissolved.

(5) EXPIRATION.—This section expires October 1, 2026.

(1) Beginning 30 days after thisthe acteffective becomesdate aof law,this act, the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and sheriff’s office shall maintain a list of all traffic crashes that the respective agency investigates which involve aan micromobilityelectric device.bicycle.

EachAny micromobilitysuch devicetraffic crash must be included in the list, regardless of whether the crash is Page 4 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 382 First596-02023-26 Engrossed2026382c1 2026382e1included in the list, regardless of whether the crash is reported on a Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long Form;

The list must contain the following information for each traffic crashcrash: involving a micromobility device:

(b) IfClass applicable, the class of electric bicycle involved in the crash.

(c) Age of the micromobilityelectric devicebicycle operator involved in the crash.

(d) If known, whether the micromobilityelectric devicebicycle operator possessed a valid Florida learner’s driver license or driver license at the time of the crash.

(2) By October 15, 2026, each police department and sheriff’s office shall submit a report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles which contains athe list ofrequired allunder micromobilitysubsection device(1) of traffic crashes investigated by the respective police department or sheriff’s office from the beginning of the reporting period throughto September 30, 2026.

(3) By October 31, 2026, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the reports submitted to the department pursuant to subsection (2) and includeincluding in the report the list maintainedcreated by the Florida Highway Patrol pursuant to subsection (1).

The report must separate the micromobilitytraffic device crash data by device type and county and list the reporting law enforcement agencies within each county.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this Page 5 of 6 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 382 First596-02023-26 Engrossed2026382c1 2026382e1 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.