Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session
SB 1220: Transportation
Third Reading · March 4, 2026 · Yeas 35, nays 1
What the bill does
The bill changes the visible signals from an approaching emergency vehicle that require a driver to yield the right-of-way and bars personal delivery devices from operating unless they meet certain criteria and a human operator can control and monitor their navigation and operation. It also changes the membership of the Florida Transportation Research Institute, among other changes, and appropriates $300,000.
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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Transportation: Revising the membership composition of the Florida Transportation Research Institute; requiring the Department of Transportation to coordinate with the Department of Commerce, specified ports, and the Federal Government for a certain purpose; revising the visible signals given by an approaching emergency vehicle upon which a driver must yield the right-of-way; prohibiting a personal delivery device from operating as otherwise authorized unless the personal delivery device meets certain criteria and a human operator is capable of controlling and monitoring its navigation and operation; revising a limitation on the number of times a person may elect to attend a basic driver improvement course under certain circumstances, etc. APPROPRIATION: $300,000
How each party voted
Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1220
- Motion
- Third Reading
- Date
- March 4, 2026, 05:30 PM
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Passidomo
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 35, nays 1; 3 didn't vote (2 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (35)
- Ben Albritton R-27
- Kristen Arrington D-25
- Lori Berman D-26
- Mack Bernard D-24
- Jim Boyd R-20
- LaVon Bracy Davis D-15
- Jennifer Bradley R-6
- Danny Burgess R-23
- Colleen Burton R-12
- Alexis Calatayud R-38
- Nick DiCeglie R-18
- Don Gaetz R-1
- Ileana Garcia R-36
- Erin Grall R-29
- Joe Gruters R-22
- Gayle Harrell R-31
- Ed Hooper R-21
- Shev Jones D-34
- Tom Leek R-7
- Jonathan Martin R-33
- Ralph Massullo R-11
- Debbie Mayfield R-19
- Stan McClain R-9
- Rosalind Osgood D-32
- Kathleen Passidomo R-28
- Jason Pizzo I-37
- Tina Polsky D-30
- Ana Maria Rodriguez R-40
- Darryl Rouson D-16
- Barbara Sharief D-35
- Corey Simon R-3
- Keith Truenow R-13
- Jay Trumbull R-2
- Tommy Wright R-8
- Clay Yarborough R-4
Nay (1)
- Carlos Smith D-17
Excused (2)
- Tracie Davis D-5
- Bryan Ávila R-39
Not voting (1)
- Jason Brodeur R-10