Florida Senate - 2025 SB 410
By Senator Rodriguez
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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to personal mobility device battery 2
safety standards; creating s. 316.2067, F.S.; 3
providing a short title; providing legislative intent; 4
defining the term “personal mobility device”; 5
requiring that certain batteries be certified as 6
meeting a specified ingress protection standard; 7
requiring manufacturers, distributors, or operators of 8
a personal mobility device to provide proof of such 9
battery certification in certain circumstances; 10
prohibiting the sale, shipment, operation, or charging 11
of certain personal mobility devices; requiring the 12
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 13
coordinate with local governmental entities for 14
compliance purposes; authorizing the department to 15
take certain enforcement actions; providing for the 16
forfeiture of noncompliant personal mobility devices; 17
providing civil penalties; providing severability; 18
providing an effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Section 316.2067, Florida Statutes, is created 23
to read: 24
316.2067 Personal mobility device batteries; ingress 25
protection requirements; civil penalties .— 26
(1) This section may be cited as the “Florida E -Scooter and 27
E-Bike Battery Safety Act.” 28
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance public 29 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 410
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safety and ensure the environmental resilience of personal 30
mobility devices in this state by establishing minimum ingress 31
protection standards for batteries used to power personal 32
mobility devices sold, shipped, operated, or charged in this 33
state. 34
(3) As used in this section, the term “personal mobility 35
device” means an electrically powered device intended for 36
individual transport, including, but not limited to, electric 37
bicycles, motorized scooters, electric skateboards, and any 38
other small, lightweight vehicle powered by a lithium battery. 39
(4) Any battery used in a personal mobility device sold, 40
shipped, operated, or charged in this state must be certified by 41
a recognized certification organization as meeting an 42
internationally accepted ingress protection standard for 43
electrical enclosures that provide protection against the 44
effects of temporary submersion in liquid up to a depth of 1 45
meter. A battery that is IPX7 certified in accordance with 46
International Electrotechnical Commission Standard No. 60529 47
meets the requirements of this subsection. 48
(5) A manufacturer, distributor, or operator of a personal 49
mobility device must provide proof of certification upon request 50
of the department or any other applicable regulatory entity of 51
the state and in addition to any other application materials 52
submitted for a license or permit issued by the state related to 53
such manufacture, distribution, or operation. 54
(6) The department shall coordinate with local governmental 55
entities to ensure compliance with this section and may impose 56
fines and seize noncompliant personal mobility devices to 57
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(7)(a) A personal mobility device powered by a battery that 59
is not certified as required by subsection (4) may not be sold, 60
shipped, operated, or charged in this state. 61
(b) A person who violates this subsection is subject to the 62
forfeiture of any noncompliant personal mobility device in their 63
possession and the following fines: 64
1. For a first violation, a fine of $250. 65
2. For a second violation, a fine of $1,000. 66
3. For a third violation, a fine of $10,000. 67
Section 2. If any provision of this act or its application 68
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity 69
does not affect other provisions or applications of the act 70
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or 71
application, and to this end the provisions of this act are 72
severable. 73
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 74