Florida HB 1557: Motor Vehicle Data Privacy and Autonomy

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HB 1557 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to motor vehicle data privacy and 2
autonomy; providing a short title; creating s. 3
320.647, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting a 4
manufacturer from certain actions relating to operator 5
data; providing exceptions; prohibiting a manufacturer 6
from certain actions relating to personal identifying 7
information; requiring a manufacturer to provide a 8
motor vehicle owner with access to and control of 9
operator data; requiring a manufacturer to create a 10
certain interface; providing reporting requirements; 11
requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 12
Vehicles, in consultation with specified entities, to 13
establish at least one standard for the interface by a 14
specified date; requiring the department to review and 15
revise the standard or standards by a specified date 16
and at specified intervals; providing construction; 17
providing that a violation of certain provisions is an 18
unfair and deceptive trade practice; requiring the 19
department to adopt rules; providing an effective 20
date. 21
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle 25

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Data Privacy and Autonomy Act." 26
Section 2. Section 320.647, Florida Statutes, is created 27
to read: 28
320.647 Motor vehicle data privacy and autonomy.— 29
(1) As used in this section, the term: 30
(a) "Foreign country of concern" has the same meaning as 31
in s. 692.201. 32
(b) "Foreign principal" has the same meaning as in s. 33
692.201. 34
(c) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle as defined in s. 35
320.60 which is registered in this state. 36
(d) "Operator data" means: 37
1. Data generated or processed onboard a motor vehicle, 38
including data generated by sensors, receivers, computer 39
processing units, or other vehicle components. 40
2. Data stored in a motor vehicle which is generated by 41
the operator of the vehicle. 42
(e) "Operator preference" means any choice with respect to 43
a configurable setting of a motor vehicle made by or for the 44
benefit of the operator of the vehicle. 45
(f) "Personal identifying information" means information 46
that: 47
1. Directly identifies a person, such as the name, 48
address, social security number or other identifying number or 49
code, telephone number, or e-mail address of the person; 50

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2. Indirectly identifies a person, such as the gender, 51
race, or date of birth of the person; or 52
3. Reveals the physical location or Internet activity of a 53
person. 54
(g) "Proprietary confidential business information" has 55
the same meaning as in s. 288.075(1). 56
(h) "Secure" means designed to prevent malicious or 57
unauthorized use of or access to operator data. 58
(i) "Technologically neutral" means designed without 59
preference or prejudice toward any technology or service used to 60
access and control operator data by a motor vehicle owner, 61
regardless of ownership or licensing of proprietary technologies 62
by the owner or a manufacturer. 63
(2) A manufacturer may not: 64
(a) Access operator data, unless: 65
1. The motor vehicle owner affirmatively consents to the 66
manufacturer accessing the data and the consent: 67
a. Is freely given; 68
b. Is informed, specific, and unambiguous; 69
c. Is in writing; and 70
d. May be easily withdrawn; or 71
2. The data is accessed solely to improve motor vehicle 72
performance or safety; 73
(b) Sell, lease, or otherwise share operator data, unless: 74
1. Required to do so: 75

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a. Pursuant to a lawful warrant; 76
b. Pursuant to a court order that provides the motor 77
vehicle owner notice of the order and at least 48 hours to 78
object to the order and request a hearing; or 79
c. To facilitate an emergency response; or 80
2. Expressly permitted to do so by the owner or, in the 81
event of the death or incapacity of the owner, the next of kin 82
of the owner; or 83
(c) Sell, license, rent, transfer, release, disclose, 84
provide access to, or otherwise make available personal 85
identifying information to a foreign country of concern or 86
foreign principal. 87
(3)(a) A manufacturer shall provide a motor vehicle owner 88
with access to and control of operator data: 89
1. At no additional cost. 90
2. Without any restriction or limitation by means of a 91
technologically neutral and secur