FL SB 490

enacted

Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did FL SB 490 pass?

Yes. FL SB 490 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-22): Chapter No. 2026-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)

What is FL SB 490 about?

Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices ; Expanding an exemption from public records requirements for e-mail addresses collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for providing renewal notices to include e-mail addresses collected for use as a method of notification generally and not only for the purpose of providing renewal notices; expanding the exemption to include e-mail addresses collected for use as a method of notification related to vessel registrations; providing retroactive applicability; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 490?

Massullo is the primary sponsor of FL SB 490.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-04-22 — Chapter No. 2026-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

subject index

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-22
Chapter No. 2026-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)
2026-04-21
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-21
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-09
Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,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; YEAS 36 NAYS 2
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
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 14 NAYS 1
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

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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 · 14-1
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Gaetz: no
- Avila: other
- Davis: other
- Jones: other
- Truenow: other
- Gruters: other
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 36-2
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: no
- 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: no
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 110-0
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.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: 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
- Buchanan: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- McFarland: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/ByCategory

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