Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 246
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
02/12/2026 .
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Gruters) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (p) of subsection (4) of section
6 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
8 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
9 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
10 (p) Florida Wildflower license plate, $25, except that for
11 an owner purchasing the specialty plate for more than 10
12 vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be
13 $15 per plate.
14 Section 2. Subsection (67) of section 320.08058, Florida
15 Statutes, is amended, and subsections (136), (137), and (138)
16 are added to that section, to read:
17 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
18 (67) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.—
19 (a)1. The department shall develop a Fraternal Order of
20 Police license plate as provided in this section. The plate must
21 bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
22 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
23 “Fraternal Order of Police” must appear at the bottom of the
24 plate.
25 2. The department may issue the plate only to an applicant
26 who submits a notarized letter from the Florida State Lodge of
27 the Fraternal Order of Police stating that the applicant is a
28 member of the lodge in good standing or a member of a lodge
29 member’s family, together with other fees and documents required
30 for a specialty plate.
31 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
32 State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police Memorial
33 Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of
34 the Internal Revenue Code. The which shall retain all proceeds
35 until the startup costs to develop and establish the plate have
36 been recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds shall be distributed to
37 the Florida State Lodge Memorial foundation shall distribute the
38 proceeds for use according to the foundation’s articles of
39 incorporation of the Fraternal Order of Police and used as
40 follows:
41 1. A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds may be used to
42 promote and market the plate, to administer the license plate
43 program, and to pay administrative costs directly associated
44 with the state Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement
45 Memorial.
46 2. The remaining proceeds shall be used by the foundation
47 to fund projects, programs, or events related to the memorial or
48 to fund improvements, maintenance, or other support for the
49 memorial.
50 (136) ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) LICENSE PLATES.—
51 (a) The department shall develop an Ultimate Fighting
52 Championship (UFC) license plate as provided in this section and
53 s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved
54 by the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of
55 the plate, and the words “UFC Lives Here” must appear at the
56 bottom of the plate.
57 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
58 distributed to the UFC Foundation, a nonprofit corporation under
59 s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to
60 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The
61 UFC Foundation shall use the remainder of the proceeds to
62 support charities and nonprofits in this state that align with
63 the foundation’s mission and goals, such as children’s
64 hospitals, support for first responders and the military, and
65 youth advocacy and mentorship, and to fund the development and
66 operation of youth mentorship programs in partnership with local
67 law enforcement agencies.
68 (137) MIAMI NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LICENSE
69 PLATES.—
70 (a) The department shall develop a Miami Northwestern
71 Alumni Association license plate as provided in this section and
72 s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved
73 by the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of
74 the plate, and the words “Miami Northwestern Alumni Association”
75 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
76 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
77 distributed to the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Inc.,
78 which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative
79 costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must
80 be used by the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Inc., to
81 fund academic programs, athletic programs, and need-based
82 scholarships for the benefit of Miami Northwestern Senior High
83 School students and the Miami Northwestern Senior High School
84 Performing and Visual Arts Center.
85 (138) OUTSIDER LICENSE PLATES.—
86 (a) The department shall develop an Outsider license plate
87 as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must
88 bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
89 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
90 “OUTSIDER” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
91 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
92 distributed to the Hoober Brothers Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit
93 corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
94 which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
95 administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The Hoober
96 Brothers Foundation, Inc., shall use the remainder of the
97 proceeds to create and restore iconic public destinations across
98 this state.
99 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.
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101 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
102 And the title is amended as follows:
103 Delete everything before the enacting clause
104 and insert:
105 A bill to be entitled
106 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
107 s. 320.08056, F.S.; increasing the annual use fee for
108 the Florida Wildflower license plate and providing a
109 discount for owners purchasing the plate for more than
110 a specified number of vehicles; amending s. 320.08058,
111 F.S.; deleting a restriction on who may be issued the
112 Fraternal Order of Police license plate; revising the
113 distribution and use of annual use fees collected from
114 sales of the Fraternal Order of Police license plate;
115 directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
116 Vehicles to develop specified specialty license
117 plates; providing for distribution and use of fees
118 collected from the sale of the plates; providing an
119 effective date.