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Introduced
10/20/2025
10/20/2025
In Committee
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Passed
04/10/2026
04/10/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/13/2026
04/13/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08053, F.S.; requiring certain organizations that have an approved specialty license plate to submit within a specified timeframe certain financial information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; providing for the deauthorization of certain specialty license plates if the organization receiving the annual use fees does not submit the required financial information to the department within the specified timeframe; requiring the department to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; prohibiting specialty license plate annual use fees or interest earned from such fees from being distributed to certain entities; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; requiring the department to develop an Endless Summer motorcycle specialty license plate; specifying a design requirement for the plate; requiring that the number of valid Endless Summer motor vehicle and motorcycle specialty license plates be added together for purposes of a certain determination; revising provisions relating to the issuance and fee distribution for Fraternal Order of Police license plates; directing the department to develop specified specialty license plates; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates; amending s. 320.08062, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to Florida's specialty license plate program, primarily focusing on financial transparency and the creation of new plate designs. Organizations seeking to have a specialty license plate approved must now submit a 5-year financial projection outlining anticipated revenues and expenditures, including administrative costs and any planned distributions to third parties, within 60 days of the plate's approval; failure to do so will result in the plate being deauthorized. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) will also be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature detailing these financial projections and any withheld revenues. The bill clarifies that annual use fees and interest earned from these fees can only be distributed to specific types of corporations and prohibits their use for commercial or for-profit activities, with some exceptions for administrative costs and authorized programs. Additionally, the bill mandates the creation of an "Endless Summer" motorcycle specialty license plate, requires that motor vehicle and motorcycle plate counts be combined for certain determinations, revises how fees are distributed for Fraternal Order of Police license plates, and introduces several new specialty license plates for various organizations and educational institutions, specifying how their associated fees will be used.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (1)
Fiscal Policy (Senate)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2026-30 (on 04/13/2026)
Bill Topics
Government Operations
- ‐ Government Efficiency and Bureaucratic Oversight
Transportation
- ‐ General Transportation
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