CS/CS/HB 639: Specialty License Plates

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee, Government Operations Subcommittee, Brannan

Specialty License Plates; Requires certain organizations that have approved specialty license plate to submit within specified timeframe certain financial information to DHSMV; provides for deauthorization of certain specialty license plates if organization receiving annual use fees does not submit required financial information to DHSMV within specified timeframe; requires DHSMV to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; prohibits specialty license plate annual use fees or interest earned from such fees from being distributed to certain entities; revises provisions relating to issuance & fee distribution for Fraternal Order of Police license plates; directs DHSMV to develop specified specialty license plates.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/26/2026 02:29 PM

• Related Bills (6)

  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 1135 by Basabe Specialty License Plates/Florida Film Legacy License Plate Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)	Compare
  S 246 (er) by Gruters Specialty License Plates Last Action: 3/11/2026 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	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

• Analyses (1)

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  • State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/26/2026

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  320.08053	Establishment of specialty license plates.	Page 2 (pdf)
  320.08056	Specialty license plates.	Page 3 (pdf)
  320.08058	Specialty license plates.	Page 6 (pdf)
  320.08062	Audits and attestations required; annual use fees of specialty license plates.	Page 15 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/3/2025	H	• Filed
  12/12/2025	H	• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/9/2026	H	• PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  2/11/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/12/2026	H	• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/24/2026	H	• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/26/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  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 CS/SB 246 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 246