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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 86: Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 86 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on September 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens. Primary sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Transportation. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Messages.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens; Declaring the policy of the state with respect to the operation of commercial motor vehicles by unauthorized aliens; requiring sworn law enforcement officers with certain authority to take into custody persons determined to be unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles and facilitate the transfer of such persons into the custody of a federal immigration agency; requiring the impoundment and removal of a commercial motor vehicle under certain circumstances; providing that motor carriers are liable for certain civil penalties, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Don GaetzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
TransportationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Messages
  2. In Messages
  3. CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 5
  4. Read 3rd time
  5. Read 2nd time
  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  7. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  8. Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6
  9. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  10. Now in Fiscal Policy
  11. Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
  12. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source