FL S0246 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Chapter No. 2026-30
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Chapter No. 2026-30
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
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; prohibiting specialty license plate annual use fees or interest earned from such fees from being distributed to certain entities; requiring the department to develop an Endless Summer motorcycle specialty license plate; 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, etc.
Title
Specialty License Plates
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#697 (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 18 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-02 - Senate - Senate Transportation (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#697 (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 18 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-02 - Senate - Senate Transportation (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Chapter No. 2026-30 | |
| 2026-04-10 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2026-04-09 | Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Ordered engrossed, then enrolled |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (695167) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | In returning messages |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Amendment 695167 engrossed amendment (replaces 532499, 473559) |
| 2026-03-05 | House | CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Amendment 532499 adopted as amended |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Amendment 473559 adopted |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Substituted for CS/CS/HB 639 |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) |
| 2026-02-26 | House | 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| 2026-02-19 | House | In Messages |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Immediately certified |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Amendment(s) adopted (790388) |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 |
| 2025-11-24 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 2025-11-03 | Senate | Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy |
| 2025-10-20 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H231 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
H329 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
H639 (Similar To) 2026-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 246
S470 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy
S880 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy
H1135 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
H329 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
H639 (Similar To) 2026-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 246
S470 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy
S880 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy
H1135 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | 08053 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 08056 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 08058 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 320 | 08062 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
