Florida Senate Bill 488

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-22 - Chapter No. 2026-39
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

Transportation

Sen. Ralph Massullo [R]

2026-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#17 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#738 (Y: 108 N: 1 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#33 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-12 - Senate - Senate Transportation (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-22		Chapter No. 2026-39
2026-04-21		Approved by Governor
2026-04-21		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-11	Senate	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2026-03-11	Senate	Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
2026-03-11	Senate	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (078509)
2026-03-09	Senate	In returning messages
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 078509 engrossed amendment (replaces 073989, 106271, 520293, 312799)
2026-03-09	House	Passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 1
2026-03-09	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-09	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 073989 adopted as amended
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 106271 adopted
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 520293 adopted
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 312799 adopted
2026-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2026-03-05	House	1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
2026-03-05	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19	House	In Messages
2026-02-19	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-02-19	Senate	Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
2026-02-19	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-19	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (458674)
2026-02-19	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-17	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-05	Senate	Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
2026-02-02	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-21	Senate	Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-21	Senate	Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2026-01-16	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2026-01-12	Senate	Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2026-01-12	Senate	Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-01-05	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-12-01	Senate	Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
2025-11-13	Senate	Filed

S490 (Related) 2026-04-22 - Chapter No. 2026-40
H937 (Similar To) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 488
H939 (Similar To) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 490
S1080 (Similar To) 2026-03-06 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 543
H543 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in returning Messages
H613 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
H989 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
S1274 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
S1352 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy
S1562 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
120	80		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	002		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	003		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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207	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	013		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	014		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	019		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	023		Amended Code	See Bill Text
207	0281		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	08		Amended Code	See Bill Text
316	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
316	545		Amended Code	See Bill Text
318	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
319	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text
319	40		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	084		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	0843		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	262		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	64		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	643		Amended Code	See Bill Text
320	95		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	051		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	08		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	17		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	18		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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322	245		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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322	2615		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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322	64		Amended Code	See Bill Text
324	091		Amended Code	See Bill Text
324	171		Amended Code	See Bill Text
328	30		Amended Code	See Bill Text
328	73		Amended Code	See Bill Text
337	401		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	7415		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/BillText/e2/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Amendment/458674/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.pre.tr.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.tr.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.pre.atd.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.atd.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.pre.fp.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.fp.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Analyses/2026s00488.hms.tr.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Vote/2026-01-12%200400PM~S00488%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Vote/2026-01-21%201100AM~S00488%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Vote/2026-02-05%200900AM~S00488%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Vote/SenateVote_s00488__033.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Vote/HouseVote_s00488e1738.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488/Vote/SenateVote_s00488e1017.PDF