Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S488: Transportation
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2026
Requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; revising reporting periods and due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; revising the apparent amount of property damage that requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash to notify law enforcement of the crash; defining the term "REAL ID driver license or identification card"; providing that the use of a license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to transportation; amending s. 207.001, F.S.; revising a short title; amending s. 207.002, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; amending s. 207.004, F.S.; requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; requiring fuel tax decals, rather than identifying devices, for motor carriers; requiring a copy of the license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifying how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles…
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
An act relating to transportation; amending s. 207.001, F.S.; revising a short title; amending s. 207.002, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; amending s. 207.004, F.S.; requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; requiring fuel tax decals, rather than identifying devices, for motor carriers; requiring a copy of the license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifying how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or its authorized agent to issue licenses and fuel tax decals; requiring fuel tax decal renewal orders to be submitted electronically beginning on a specified date; revising required contents of temporary fuel-use permits; removing provisions relating to driveaway permits; amending s. 207.005, F.S.; revising reporting periods and due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; requiring such tax returns to be submitted electronically beginning on a specified date; amending s. 207.007, F.S.; revising requirements for calculation of interest due for delinquent tax; providing penalties for any person who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits except under certain circumstances; amending s. 207.019, F.S.; requiring motor carriers to destroy fuel tax decals under certain circumstances and notify the department; amending s. 316.065, F.S.; revising the apparent amount of property …
Sponsors
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-39, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40)
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- : Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 813
- : Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (078509) -SJ 813
- : In returning messages
- : Amendment 078509 engrossed amendment (replaces 073989, 106271, 520293, 312799)
- : Passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 1
- : Read 3rd time
Votes
- Senate: S 488 e1 (March 11, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: S 488 e1 (March 9, 2026): 108 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate: S 488 Filed (February 19, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 488 Filed (February 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 488 Filed (January 21, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 488 Filed (January 12, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Transportation
Common questions
- What is S488?
- S488 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Transportation.
- What does S488 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to transportation; amending s. 207.001, F.S.; revising a short title; amending s. 207.002, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; amending s. 207.004, F.S.; requiring licensing, rather than registration, of motor carriers; requiring fuel tax decals, rather than identifying devices, for motor carriers; requiring a copy of the license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifying how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles…
- What is the status of S488?
- Chaptered as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-39, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 490 (Ch. 2026-40) (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S488?
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011).
- Where is the official record for S488?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/488
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