FL SB 488
enactedTransportation
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 488 pass?
Yes. FL SB 488 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-22): Chapter No. 2026-39, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)
What is FL SB 488 about?
Transportation; Requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; revising reporting periods and due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; revising the apparent amount of property damage that requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash; defining the term “REAL ID driver license or identification card”; providing that the use of a license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 488?
Massullo is the primary sponsor of FL SB 488.
Description
Transportation; Requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; revising reporting periods and due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; revising the apparent amount of property damage that requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash; defining the term “REAL ID driver license or identification card”; providing that the use of a license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-22 — Chapter No. 2026-39, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Massulloprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-22
Chapter No. 2026-39, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)
2026-04-21
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-21
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-11
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (078509)
2026-03-09
In returning messages
2026-03-09
Amendment 078509 engrossed amendment (replaces 073989, 106271, 520293, 312799)
2026-03-09
Passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 1
passage
2026-03-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09
Amendment 073989 adopted as amended
2026-03-09
Amendment 106271 adopted
2026-03-09
Amendment 520293 adopted
2026-03-09
Amendment 312799 adopted
2026-03-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-03-05
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Immediately certified
2026-02-19
Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Amendment(s) adopted (458674)
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-05
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-05
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-21
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-21
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-16
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-12
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2026-01-12
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-05
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-12-01
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-11-13
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-12 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Arrington: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Martin: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
- Avila: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: other
Favorable
2026-01-21 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Grall: yes
- Leek: yes
- Martin: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McClain: yes
- Smith: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
- Polsky: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
Favorable
2026-02-05 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Avila: other
- Davis: other
- Jones: other
- Truenow: other
- Gruters: other
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 108-1
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Rosenwald: not voting
- Buchanan: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- McFarland: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
Returning Messages
2026-03-11 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: excused
- Avila: not voting
- Trumbull: not voting
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