FL H1287

Defines and regulates mobile carriers (under 80 lbs, max 12.5 mph, must remain within 25 feet of property owner) and personal delivery devices (under 100 lbs, max 10 mph, $100,000 liability insurance required), permitting both to operate on sidewalks and crosswalks with pedestrian-level rights and duties while excluding them from the definitions of "motor vehicle" for registration and insurance purposes

Authorizes truck platoons (two electronically coordinated truck tractor semi-trailer combinations) to operate on Florida roadways after notifying FDOT and DHSMV, replacing the former pilot project with a permanent exemption from following-too-closely provisions, and directs the Florida Turnpike Enterprise to fund, construct, and operate autonomous and connected vehicle test facilities

Establishes an electronic credential program for driver licenses, requiring DHSMV to competitively procure 2–5 credential providers under a revenue-sharing model; manufacturing a false electronic credential is a third-degree felony, and presenting a device to law enforcement does not constitute consent to search

Overhauls specialty license plate requirements by raising the presale voucher threshold from 1,000 to 3,000, capping total available plates at 125, increasing the discontinuance threshold to 3,000 valid registrations (effective October 1, 2021), mandating annual discontinuance of the lowest-circulation plate, and requiring triennial audits of recipient organizations

Creates 13 new specialty plates (including Beat Childhood Cancer, Donate Life Florida, Florida State Beekeepers Association, Dan Marino Campus, and several university plates) while deleting four existing plates (American Red Cross, Donate Organs-Pass It On, St. Johns River, Hispanic Achievers) and adds a Purple Heart motorcycle plate and Bronze Star special plate

Updates commercial motor vehicle regulations to reference 49 C.F.R. as of December 31, 2017, sets a December 31, 2018 effective date for electronic logging device requirements for intrastate carriers not hauling placarded hazardous materials, and exempts CMVs under 26,001 pounds operating solely in intrastate commerce from certain federal safety regulations

Reforms Metropolitan Planning Organization governance by limiting membership to no more than 11 in urbanized areas with populations ≤500,000, requiring county commissioners to compose at least one-third of the board, prohibiting weighted voting, imposing 4-year terms with a maximum of two reappointments, and requiring compliance by July 1, 2019

Revises express lane toll pricing so that when a customer's average speed on a segment falls below 40 mph, only the segment's minimum toll is charged; prohibits variable pricing at Level of Service A and caps pricing at Level of Service B at the general toll lane toll plus the segment's minimum toll amount

Strengthens the rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program by requiring facilities to operate at permanent fixed structures with camera-equipped inspection areas, mandating annual attestations of no conflicts of interest, requiring at least twice-yearly DHSMV onsite inspections, and extending the program's repeal date from July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2020

Creates a first-degree felony enhancement for grand theft of cargo when the offender uses a device to defeat, block, or interfere with GPS or similar tracking systems, and prohibits local governments from blocking public motor vehicle access to transportation facilities that serve as one of only two points of ingress/egress to a state university