Florida SB 382: Micromobility Devices

Bill Text

382 
Micromobility Devices 
2026-03-18T09:01:09Z 
Providing requirements for the operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed under certain circumstances; creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and sheriff’s office to maintain a certain list, beginning on a certain date, etc. 
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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. 
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 34 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 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