# Florida SB 490: Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices Florida SB 490, Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Ralph E. Massullo (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Chapter No. 2026-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB490-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 490 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-13 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Chapter No. 2026-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39) - Sponsor: Ralph E. Massullo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Transportation, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (182 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More email privacy for Florida drivers: benefit, low. Florida's highway agency protects email addresses collected under sections 319.40(3), 320.95(2), 322.08(10), and 328.30 from public-records release. The law expands protection beyond renewal notices and includes addresses collected for vessel registrations. It also protects addresses collected befo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ralph E. Massullo (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 2 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 14 | 1 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Vote | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-01-12 | Senate | Transportation Vote | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-22: Chapter No. 2026-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39) - 2026-04-21: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-09: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-05: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-03-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) (House) - 2026-03-05: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: In Messages (House) - 2026-02-19: Immediately certified -SJ 356 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 2 -SJ 350 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 350 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 350 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-16: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-05: On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-12-01: Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-11-13: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2026-10-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/490/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB490-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).