Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 824
By the Committees on Fiscal Policy; and Transportation; and
Senator Pizzo
594-03703-25 2025824c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08056, F.S.; increasing the annual use fee for
4 the Florida Wildflower license plate and providing a
5 discount for owners purchasing the plate for more than
6 a specified number of vehicles; amending s. 320.08058,
7 F.S.; directing the Department of Highway Safety and
8 Motor Vehicles to develop certain specialty license
9 plates; providing for distribution and use of fees
10 collected from the sale of the plates; providing an
11 effective date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15 Section 1. Paragraph (p) of subsection (4) of section
16 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
18 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
19 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
20 (p) Florida Wildflower license plate, $25, except that for
21 an owner purchasing the specialty plate for more than 10
22 vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be
23 $15 per plate.
24 Section 2. Subsections (136) through (145) are added to
25 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
26 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
27 (136) SUPPORTING FHP TROOPERS LICENSE PLATES.—
28 (a) The department shall develop a Supporting FHP Troopers
29 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
30 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
31 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
32 plate, and the words “Supporting FHP Troopers” must appear at
33 the bottom of the plate.
34 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
35 distributed to the Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Council,
36 Inc., a nonprofit organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the
37 Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to 10 percent of the
38 fees for administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The
39 Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Council, Inc., must use the
40 remaining fees to fund scholarships, based on the council’s
41 established criteria, for current members of the Florida Highway
42 Patrol and their family members who are attending a vocational
43 school, technical school, college, or university. For purposes
44 of this paragraph, the term “family member” means a spouse,
45 child, stepchild, or legally adopted child of the Florida
46 Highway Patrol member or a child raised in the home and claimed
47 by the Florida Highway Patrol member as a dependent under the
48 federal income tax code before the child’s 18th birthday.
49 (137) MIAMI DADE COLLEGE LICENSE PLATES.—
50 (a) The department shall develop a Miami Dade College
51 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
52 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
53 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
54 plate, and the words “Miami Dade College” must appear at the
55 bottom or side of the plate.
56 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
57 distributed to the Miami Dade College Foundation, Inc., which
58 may use up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative costs
59 and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must be used
60 by the Miami Dade College Foundation, Inc., to fund student
61 scholarships.
62 (138) ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE LICENSE PLATES.—
63 (a) The department shall develop a St. Petersburg College
64 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
65 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
66 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
67 plate, and the words “St. Petersburg College” must appear at the
68 bottom of the plate.
69 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
70 distributed to the St. Petersburg College Foundation, Inc., and
71 allocated as follows:
72 1. Ten percent may be used for administrative costs related
73 to the promotion and marketing of the plate.
74 2. Forty percent must be dedicated to funding student
75 scholarships to ensure access to quality education for students
76 in need.
77 3. Fifty percent must be used to fund initiatives that
78 embolden student success, particularly in emerging technologies
79 and workforce development programs, to prepare students for
80 high-demand careers and the future economy.
81 (139) MIAMI NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LICENSE
82 PLATES.—
83 (a) The department shall develop a Miami Northwestern
84 Alumni Association license plate as provided in this section and
85 s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved
86 by the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of
87 the plate, and the words “Miami Northwestern Alumni Association”
88 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
89 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
90 distributed to the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Inc.,
91 which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative
92 costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must
93 be used by the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Inc., to
94 fund need-based scholarships, academic programs, and athletic
95 programs for the benefit of Miami Northwestern Senior High
96 School students and the Miami Northwestern Senior High School
97 Performing and Visual Arts Center.
98 (140) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY LICENSE PLATES.—
99 (a) The department shall develop a United States Naval
100 Academy license plate as provided in this section and s.
101 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
102 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
103 plate, and the words “Go Navy, Beat Army!” must appear at the
104 bottom of the plate.
105 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
106 distributed to the Blue Angels Foundation, Inc., which may use
107 up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative costs related to
108 the promotion and marketing of the plate. The balance of the
109 fees must be used by the Blue Angels Foundation, Inc., to
110 provide funding to wounded veterans for critical services, with
111 a focus on transitional housing, posttraumatic stress disorder
112 treatment, and suicide prevention.
113 (141) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY LICENSE PLATES.—
114 (a) The department shall develop a United States Military
115 Academy license plate as provided in this section and s.
116 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
117 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
118 plate, and the words “Go Army, Beat Navy!” must appear at the
119 bottom of the plate.
120 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
121 distributed to Home Base Florida, which may use up to 10 percent
122 of the fees for administrative costs related to promotion and
123 marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must be used by
124 Home Base Florida to assist in world-class clinical care,
125 wellness, education, and research for veterans, service members,
126 and their family members who need more complex care.
127 (142) SAVE COASTAL WILDLIFE LICENSE PLATES.—
128 (a) The department shall develop a Save Coastal Wildlife
129 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
130 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
131 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
132 plate, and the words “Save Coastal Wildlife” must appear at the
133 bottom of the plate. The plate must include the image of an
134 American flamingo.
135 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
136 distributed to the Zoo Miami Foundation, a nonprofit
137 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
138 for conservation of imperiled coastal wildlife and ecosystems in
139 this state through field conservation and mission-focused
140 research. Up to 10 percent of the annual use fees may be used
141 for costs associated with the design and creation of the license
142 plate, annual administrative costs directly associated with the
143 administration of the Save Coastal Wildlife program, and
144 marketing of the license plate. Of the remaining funds:
145 1. Eighty-five percent must be used to maintain programs at
146 the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Institute at Zoo Miami which
147 conserve imperiled coastal wildlife and ecosystems.
148 2. Fifteen percent must be distributed to eligible Florida
149 based nonprofit organizations to conserve native imperiled
150 coastal wildlife and ecosystems.
151 (143) BROWARD COLLEGE LICENSE PLATES.—
152 (a) The department shall develop a Broward College license
153 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
154 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
155 word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
156 words “Broward College” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
157 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
158 distributed to the Broward College Foundation, Inc., and
159 allocated as follows:
160 1. Ten percent may be used for administrative costs related
161 to the promotion and marketing of the plate.
162 2. Forty percent must be dedicated to funding student
163 scholarships to ensure access to quality education for students
164 in need.
165 3. Fifty percent must be used to fund initiatives that
166 embolden student success, particularly in emerging technologies
167 and workforce development programs, to prepare students for
168 high-demand careers and the future economy.
169 (144) TAMPA THEATRE LICENSE PLATES.—
170 (a) The department shall develop a Tampa Theatre license
171 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
172 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
173 word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
174 words “Historic Tampa Theatre” must appear at the bottom of the
175 plate.
176 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
177 distributed to Tampa Theatre, Inc., a Florida nonprofit
178 corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
179 which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for the
180 administration, promotion, and marketing of the plate. The
181 remaining fees must be used by Tampa Theatre, Inc., to fund its
182 efforts to preserve and program the historic Tampa Theatre.
183 (145) THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM LICENSE PLATES.—
184 (a) The department shall develop a The Florida Aquarium
185 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
186 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
187 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
188 plate, and the words “The Florida Aquarium” must appear at the
189 bottom of the plate.
190 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
191 distributed to The Florida Aquarium, Inc., a Florida nonprofit
192 corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
193 which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for the
194 administration, promotion, and marketing of the plate. The
195 remaining fees must be used by The Florida Aquarium, Inc., to
196 fund its efforts to save marine wildlife, provide environmental
197 education, and inspire conservation action.
198 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.