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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.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 3/5/2026 Senate - In returning messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/20/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
    11/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    12/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3
    1/22/2026 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
    2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/12/2026 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
    2/13/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/16/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/17/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    2/19/2026 Senate • 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 House • In Messages
    2/26/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    3/2/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
    3/4/2026 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
    3/5/2026 House • 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 Senate • In returning messages

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  • CS/SB 246, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2026 at 12:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 Specialty License Plates Tramont Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 329 Specialty License Plates Aristide Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 639 (c2) Specialty License Plates Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/5/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 246 Track This Bill
    H 1379 Specialty License Plates Daniels Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 388 Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower Arrington Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 470 Fraternal Order of Police License Plate Wright Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 880 Specialty License Plates/Miami Northwestern Alumni Association Jones Compare Last Action: 1/28/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 1670 (c1) Specialty License Plates/Outsider License Plate Osgood Compare 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 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    053829 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Brannan 3/3/2026
    8:47 AM     		House: Withdrawn
    3/3/2026     		PDF
    532499 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Brannan 3/3/2026
    2:44 PM     		House: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/5/2026     		PDF
    hierarchy 473559 - Amendment to Amendment (532499)
    Between lines 132 and 133, insert:     		Sirois 3/3/2026
    4:18 PM     		House: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/5/2026     		PDF
    695167 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Brannan 3/5/2026
    11:58 AM     		House: Engrossed Amendment Adopted
    3/5/2026     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2026 10:32 AM House 109 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08056 Specialty license plates. Page 1 (pdf)
    320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 246, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/16/2026 at 3:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 Specialty License Plates Tramont Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 329 Specialty License Plates Aristide Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 639 (c1) Specialty License Plates Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/5/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 246 Track This Bill
    H 1379 Specialty License Plates Daniels Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 388 Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower Arrington Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 470 Fraternal Order of Police License Plate Wright Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 880 Specialty License Plates/Miami Northwestern Alumni Association Jones Compare Last Action: 1/28/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 1670 (c1) Specialty License Plates/Outsider License Plate Osgood Compare 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 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    790388 - Amendment
    Delete lines 132 - 147.     		Rodriguez 2/17/2026
    3:15 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    2/19/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    884738 - Amendment
    Between lines 147 and 148 insert:     		Burgess 2/18/2026
    4:46 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    2/19/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    231456 - Amendment
    Between lines 147 and 148 insert:     		Burgess 2/18/2026
    10:08 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    2/19/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/19/2026 10:43 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08056 Specialty license plates. Page 1 (pdf)
    320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 246, Original Filed Version Posted 10/20/2025 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 12/1/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 12/2/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 Specialty License Plates Tramont Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    134440 - Amendment
    Between lines 32 and 33 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Rodriguez)     		2/11/2026
    4:59 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    353194 - Amendment
    Delete line 33 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    (Gruters)     		1/20/2026
    11:00 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/21/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    322646 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Gruters)     		2/11/2026
    7:50 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 268954 - Amendment to Amendment (322646)
    Between lines 98 and 99 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Rodriguez)     		2/12/2026
    7:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    12/2/2025 1:00 PM Transportation 5 Yeas - 1 Nays
    1/21/2026 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 11 Yeas - 3 Nays
    2/12/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 1 (pdf)

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