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FL SB 86

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Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 86 pass?

No. FL SB 86 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages

What is FL SB 86 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 86?

Gaetz, Transportation are the primary sponsors of FL SB 86.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Messages
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gaetzprimary
  • Transportationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages

    failure

  2. 2026-03-06

    In Messages

  3. 2026-03-06

    CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 5

    passage

  4. 2026-03-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  5. 2026-03-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26

  7. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  8. 2026-02-18

    Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-13

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  10. 2026-02-12

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  11. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-06

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  13. 2026-02-04

    CS by Transportation read 1st time

  14. 2026-01-29

    Now in Criminal Justice

  15. 2026-01-29

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  16. 2026-01-27

    CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 3

  17. 2026-01-22

    On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  18. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  19. 2025-10-13

    Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-09-25

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-27 · pass · 6-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Martin: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Arrington: no
    • Davis: no
    • Jones: no
  • Favorable

    2026-02-11 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Bernard: no
    • Smith: no
  • Favorable

    2026-02-18 · pass · 13-6

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Avila: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Gruters: yes
    • Arrington: no
    • Bernard: no
    • Bracy Davis: no
    • Davis: no
    • Jones: no
    • Osgood: no
    • Simon: other
  • Third Reading

    2026-03-06 · pass · 29-5

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: no
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: excused
    • Avila: excused
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: no
    • Gruters: excused
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: excused
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: no
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: no
    • 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: excused
    • Osgood: no
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: yes

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