No. CS/CS/CS/SB 1220
Filed under Transportation.
Transportation; Revising the membership composition of the Florida Transportation Research Institute; requiring the Department of Transportation to coordinate with the Department of Commerce, specified ports, and the Federal Government for a certain purpose; revising the visible signals given by an approaching emergency vehicle upon which a driver must yield the right-of-way; prohibiting a personal delivery device from operating as otherwise authorized unless the personal delivery device meets certain criteria and a human operator is capable of controlling and monitoring its navigation and operation; revising a limitation on the number of times a person may elect to attend a basic driver improvement course under certain circumstances, etc. APPROPRIATION: $300,000
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDAutonomous delivery robots may now drive on road shoulders, not just sidewalks. Local governments are barred from taxing or regulating these devices.
Drivers no longer must yield to emergency vehicles using steady cruise lights. Only active, flashing signals trigger the legal duty to pull over.
Local governments cannot ban drone delivery services on commercial property. They must issue business tax receipts and land use approvals.
Willfully damaging an autonomous vehicle over $1,000 is now a third-degree felony. Digital driver's license verification authority is repealed.
AIExpands where autonomous delivery robots can legally travel, moving them from sidewalks onto public roadways.
AIPrevents counties and cities from imposing operating fees or restricting commercial ads on personal delivery devices.
AILocal governments may not require a communications provider to locate or survey facilities that do not belong to that provider or any right-of-way boundary.
AIWillfully or maliciously damaging an autonomous vehicle with damage exceeding $1,000 is now a third-degree felony.
AIDrivers are no longer required to yield to emergency vehicles displaying steady, low-intensity "cruise lights" while not responding to an emergency.
AIRemoves the legal basis for issuing and verifying digital proofs of driver's licenses, requiring physical licenses for suspension and law enforcement verification.
AIProhibits local governments from denying permits or banning drone delivery operations on commercial property based on the location of the drone port.
AISign owners may increase sign height if visibility is blocked by a noise barrier, ramp, or braided bridge, with local governments required to allow waivers or pay fair market value.