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CS/SB 382

Micromobility Devices

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2 An act relating to micromobility devices; amending s.
3 316.20655, F.S.; providing requirements for the
4 operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the
5 operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed
6 under certain circumstances; providing penalties;
7 creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force
8 adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
9 Vehicles; requiring the department to provide
10 administrative and staff support services to the task
11 force; providing the purpose of the task force;
12 providing the composition of the task force; requiring
13 the appointment of task force members within a
14 specified timeframe; providing the manner in which
15 task force vacancies must be filled; requiring that
16 the task force convene within a certain timeframe;
17 requiring the task force to meet at least monthly;
18 providing requirements for the time and place of the
19 task force meetings; providing that members of the
20 task force are entitled to reimbursement for per diem
21 and travel expenses; requiring the task force to
22 develop and submit a certain report to the Governor
23 and Legislature by a specified date; providing for the
24 expiration of the task force; requiring the Florida
25 Highway Patrol and each police department and
26 sheriff’s office to maintain a certain list, beginning
27 on a certain date; providing requirements for the
28 list; requiring each police department and sheriff’s
29 office to submit a certain report to the department by
30 a specified date; requiring the department to provide
31 a certain report to the Governor and Legislature by a
32 specified date; providing effective dates.
34 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
36 Section 1. Effective July 1, 2026, subsection (10) is added
37 to section 316.20655, Florida Statutes, to read:
38 316.20655 Electric bicycle regulations.—
39 (10)(a) A person operating an electric bicycle on a shared
40 pathway that is not located adjacent to a roadway, including a
41 shared pathway located in a park or recreational area, shall
42 yield to pedestrians and shall give an audible signal before
43 overtaking and passing a pedestrian.
44 (b) A person operating an electric bicycle on a sidewalk or
45 any other area designated for pedestrian use may not operate the
46 electric bicycle at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour if a
47 pedestrian is within 50 feet of the electric bicycle.
48 (c) A person who fails to comply with this subsection
49 commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a
50 nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
51 Section 2. Micromobility Device Safety Task Force.—
52 (1) CREATION.—The Micromobility Device Safety Task Force, a
53 task force as defined in s. 20.03(5), Florida Statutes, is
54 created adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
55 Vehicles. The department shall provide administrative and staff
56 support services related to the functions of the task force.
57 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the task force is to examine
58 and recommend improvements to state law and the regulatory
59 framework governing micromobility devices as defined in s.
60 316.003, Florida Statutes, in order to encourage the safe
61 operation of micromobility devices and to prevent traffic
62 incidents, injuries, and fatalities involving such devices.
63 (3) MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS.—
64 (a) The task force shall be composed of the executive
65 director of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
66 or his or her designee; the Secretary of Transportation, or his
67 or her designee; and the following members, who shall be
68 appointed by the executive director of the Department of Highway
69 Safety and Motor Vehicles:
70 1. A representative from the Florida Sheriffs Association.
71 2. A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs
72 Association.
73 3. A representative from the micromobility device industry.
74 4. A representative from the Florida League of Cities.
75 5. A representative from the Florida Association of
76 Counties.
77 6. A representative from the medical field with experience
78 in treating bicyclist and pedestrian injuries.
79 7. A representative from an organization involved in
80 efforts to prevent injuries and fatalities involving
81 micromobility devices, including electric bicycles and motorized
82 scooters.
83 (b) Appointments to the task force must be made within 15
84 days after this act becomes a law.
85 (c) The executive director of the Department of Highway
86 Safety and Motor Vehicles, or his or her designee, shall chair
87 the task force. Any vacancy on the task force must be filled in
88 the same manner as the original appointment.
89 (d) The task force shall convene no later than 30 days
90 after this act becomes a law. The task force shall meet at least
91 monthly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair.
92 At least one meeting of the task force must occur in each of the
93 following regions of the state: North Florida, Central Florida,
94 and South Florida. All meetings shall be held at the time and
95 place designated by the chair.
96 (e) Members of the task force shall serve without
97 compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per
98 diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida
99 Statutes.
100 (4) REPORT.—The task force shall prepare a report that
101 includes legislative recommendations for improvements to state
102 law and the regulatory framework governing micromobility
103 devices. The report must take into account methods to improve
104 traffic safety for micromobility device operators and riders,
105 pedestrians, and other vehicle operators through reasonable
106 measures designed to reduce traffic incidents, injuries, and
107 fatalities. Before October 1, 2026, the task force shall submit
108 the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
109 Speaker of the House of Representatives. Upon submission of the
110 report, the task force shall expire.
111 Section 3. (1) Beginning 30 days after this act becomes a
112 law, the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and
113 sheriff’s office shall maintain a list of all traffic crashes
114 that the respective agency investigates which involve a
115 micromobility device. Each micromobility device crash must be
116 included in the list, regardless of whether the crash is
117 reported on a Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long Form; short
118 form crash report; or driver exchange-of-information form. The
119 list must contain the following information for each traffic
120 crash involving a micromobility device:
121 (a) Date and time of the crash.
122 (b) If applicable, the class of electric bicycle involved
123 in the crash.
124 (c) Age of the micromobility device operator involved in
125 the crash.
126 (d) If known, whether the micromobility device operator
127 possessed a valid Florida learner’s driver license or driver
128 license at the time of the crash.
129 (2) By October 15, 2026, each police department and
130 sheriff’s office shall submit a report to the Department of
131 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles which contains a list of all
132 micromobility device crashes investigated by the respective
133 police department or sheriff’s office from the beginning of the
134 reporting period through September 30, 2026. The report must be
135 submitted in a form and manner determined by the department.
136 (3) By October 31, 2026, the Department of Highway Safety
137 and Motor Vehicles shall submit to the Governor, the President
138 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a
139 report summarizing the reports submitted to the department
140 pursuant to subsection (2) and include in the report the list
141 maintained by the Florida Highway Patrol pursuant to subsection
142 (1). The report must separate the micromobility device crash
143 data by device type and county and list the reporting law
144 enforcement agencies within each county.
145 Section 4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
146 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.