Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 246
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/12/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Rodriguez) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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    3         Between lines 32 and 33
    4  insert:
    5         (137) ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE LICENSE PLATES.—
    6         (a) The department shall develop a St. Petersburg College
    7  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
    8  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
    9  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   10  plate, and the words “St. Petersburg College” must appear at the
   11  bottom of the plate.
   12         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
   13  distributed to the St. Petersburg College Foundation, Inc., and
   14  allocated as follows:
   15         1. Ten percent may be used for administrative costs related
   16  to the promotion and marketing of the plate.
   17         2. Forty percent must be dedicated to funding student
   18  scholarships to ensure access to quality education for students
   19  in need.
   20         3. Fifty percent must be used to fund initiatives that
   21  embolden student success, particularly in emerging technologies
   22  and workforce development programs, to prepare students for
   23  high-demand careers and the future economy.
   24         (138) FIRST RESPONDERS RESILIENCY LICENSE PLATES.—
   25         (a) The department shall develop a First Responders
   26  Resiliency license plate as provided in this section and s.
   27  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
   28  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   29  plate, and the words “First Responders Resiliency” must appear
   30  at the bottom of the plate.
   31         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
   32  distributed to the First Responders Resiliency Foundation Corp,
   33  which may use up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative
   34  costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must
   35  be used by the First Responders Resiliency Foundation Corp to
   36  fund mental health services for first responders who do not
   37  qualify for benefits under s. 112.1815(5), to ensure that such
   38  first responders have access to certified mental health
   39  counselors when in crisis.
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   41  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   42  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   43         Delete line 12
   44  and insert:
   45         Section 1. Subsections (136), (137), and (138) are added to
   46  section 320.08058,
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   48  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   49  And the title is amended as follows:
   50         Delete lines 4 - 7
   51  and insert:
   52         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop certain
   53         specialty license plates; providing for distribution
   54         and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates;
   55         providing an effective