SESSION WATCH
Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 1469

Autonomous Vehicle Safety
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SPONSOR
Nixon
FILED BY
Angela Nixon — District 13, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Government Operations Subcommittee

Filed under AI & Technology.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Autonomous Vehicle Safety; Requires autonomous vehicle registered in this state to comply with certain standards, regulations, & laws; prohibits autonomous vehicle from engaging in certain activities unless licensed human operator is physically present in vehicle; requires such operator to comply with certain standards, regulations, & laws.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Bans unlicensed autonomous vehicles from transporting passengers or goods for hire.

The bill prohibits autonomous vehicles from engaging in interstate commerce or transporting passengers or goods for hire unless a licensed human operator is physically present in the vehicle.

It requires the licensed human operator to comply with all federal and state standards, regulations, and laws relating to autonomous vehicles and motor vehicles.

Vehicles must now comply with all federal motor vehicle standards, regulations, and laws, in addition to state traffic laws.

If an automated driving system failure is detected, the vehicle must alert the operator to take control or achieve a minimal risk condition.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Federal Compliance majors. 319.145(1)(c)

AIRequires all registered autonomous vehicles to meet federal safety standards.

“Comply with all federal motor vehicle standards, regulations, and laws.” bill text, line 30 →
§ 2 Human Operator Requirement for Commercial Use majors. 319.145(3)(a)

AIProhibits autonomous vehicles from transporting passengers or goods for hire without a human driver present.

“may not engage in interstate commerce or transport passengers or goods for hire unless a licensed human operator is physically present” bill text, line 51 →
§ 3 Operator Compliance Duty moderates. 319.145(3)(b)

AIRequires the human operator to follow all federal and state autonomous vehicle laws.

“must comply with all federal and state standards, regulations, and laws relating to autonomous vehicles” bill text, line 56 →
§ 4 Failure Response for Non-Fully Autonomous Vehicles moderates. 319.145(2)(b)

AIRequires a system to alert the human operator to take control or stop the vehicle safely.

“must have a system to safely alert a licensed human operator physically present in the vehicle” bill text, line 37 →
§ 5 Failure Response for Fully Autonomous Vehicles moderates. 319.145(2)(c)(3)

AIRequires the vehicle to independently achieve a safe stop if the driving system fails.

“must be able to achieve a minimal risk condition if a failure of the automated driving system occurs” bill text, line 47 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
1/15/2026
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/9/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 319.145
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