Florida SB 1538: Motor Vehicle Racing Penalties

Bill Text

1538 
Motor Vehicle Racing Penalties 
2026-01-09T03:15:13Z 
Increasing penalties for violations of the prohibition against coordinating through social media or otherwise or facilitating a prohibited race, a drag race, a street takeover, stunt driving, a competition, a contest, a test, or an exhibition, etc. 
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2026 
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2026-10-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1538 

 By Senator Pizzo 

 37-01581-26 20261538__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to motor vehicle racing penalties; 
 3 amending s. 316.191, F.S.; increasing penalties for 
 4 violations of the prohibition against coordinating 
 5 through social media or otherwise or facilitating a 
 6 prohibited race, a drag race, a street takeover, stunt 
 7 driving, a competition, a contest, a test, or an 
 8 exhibition; providing an effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 
 13 316.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 14 316.191 Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt 
 15 driving.— 
 16 (3)(a) A Any person who violates subsection (2) commits a 
 17 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 
 18 775.082 or s. 775.083, and must. Any person who violates 
 19 subsection (2) shall pay a fine of not less than $500 and not 
 20 more than $2,000, except that a person who in any manner 
 21 coordinates through social media or otherwise or who facilitates 
 22 a race, a drag race, a street takeover, stunt driving, a 
 23 competition, a contest, a test, or an exhibition in violation of 
 24 paragraph (2)(b) commits a felony of the third degree, 
 25 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and must pay 
 26 a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $4,000. and The 
 27 department shall revoke the driver license of a person so 
 28 convicted for 1 year. A hearing may be requested pursuant to s. 
 29 322.271. 
 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.