SB 1258: Delivery of Commercial Goods by Autonomous Vehicles

Introduced
In committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Did not pass

What it does

Would have prohibited certain autonomous delivery of commercial goods without a licensed human operator physically present and required a state study of safety and workforce effects. The 2026 measures died in committee.

Full title: Prohibiting the use of an autonomous vehicle to deliver commercial goods directly to a residence or business for use or retail sale unless a licensed human operator is physically present in the autonomous vehicle; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to submit to the Legislature a report evaluating the use of certain autonomous vehicle technology and its impacts on public safety and employment in the transportation sector by a certain date, etc.

Action history

March 13, 2026Died in Transportation
January 13, 2026Introduced
January 12, 2026Referred to Transportation; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
January 6, 2026Filed