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S1378Introduced in the Senate

Traffic Enforcement

Failed

Introduced by Jonathan Martin, District 33

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Defining the term "abandoned vehicle"; revising the circumstances under which law enforcement officers and traffic accident investigation officers may provide for the removal of an abandoned vehicle to the nearest garage or place of safety; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle that the person knows bears a registration license plate or validation sticker that was not issued and assigned or lawfully transferred to the motor vehicle; specifying that using a motor vehicle to flee or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer is a circumstance under which a seizure of the motor vehicle may occur under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, etc.

Where it stands

Died in Criminal Justice

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Transportation · February 10, 2026

8

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

9 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Rules

  3. Introduced

  4. On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  5. Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  6. Now in Criminal Justice

  7. Died in Criminal Justice

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