CS/SB 246: Specialty License Plates

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Gruters; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez

Specialty License Plates; Increasing the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflower license plate and providing a discount for owners purchasing the plate for more than a specified number of vehicles; deleting a restriction on who may be issued the Fraternal Order of Police license plate; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop specified specialty license plates, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/12/2026 10:07 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (8)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 231 by Tramont Specialty License Plates Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)	Compare
  H 329 by Aristide Specialty License Plates Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)	Compare
  H 639 (c2) by Government Operations Subcommittee Specialty License Plates Last Action: 3/5/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 246	Compare
  H 1379 by Daniels Specialty License Plates Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee	Compare
  S 388 by Arrington Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy	Compare
  S 470 by Wright Fraternal Order of Police License Plate Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy	Compare
  S 880 by Jones Specialty License Plates/Miami Northwestern Alumni Association Last Action: 1/28/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy	Compare
  S 1670 (c1) by Osgood Specialty License Plates/Outsider License Plate Last Action: 2/9/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed	Compare

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  320.08053	Establishment of specialty license plates.
  320.08056	Specialty license plates.	Page 1 (pdf)
  320.08058	Specialty license plates.	Page 2 (pdf)
  320.08062	Audits and attestations required; annual use fees of specialty license plates.

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/20/2025	S	• Filed
  11/3/2025	S	• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
  11/24/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  12/2/2025	S	• Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/16/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  1/21/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3
  1/22/2026	S	• Now in Fiscal Policy
  2/9/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  2/12/2026	S	• CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
  2/13/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2/16/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/17/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  2/18/2026	S	• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  2/19/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 342 • Amendment(s) adopted (790388) -SJ 342 • Read 3rd time -SJ 343 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 343 • Immediately certified -SJ 356
  2/19/2026	H	• In Messages
  2/26/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  3/2/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  3/4/2026	H	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
  3/5/2026	H	• Substituted for CS/CS/HB 639 • Read 2nd time • Amendment 473559 adopted • Amendment 532499 adopted as amended • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 • Amendment 695167 engrossed amendment (replaces 532499, 473559)
  3/5/2026	S	• In returning messages
  3/11/2026	S	• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (695167) • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled