Bill Text: FL S0994 | 2017 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Specialty License Plates
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development [S0994 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S0994-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2017 CS for SB 994
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senators Rouson and
Thurston
596-02450-17 2017994c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; directing the
4 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
5 develop certain specialty license plates; establishing
6 an annual use fee for the plates; providing for
7 distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
8 of the plates; providing an effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Paragraphs (ffff) through (mmmm) are added to
13 subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
14 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
15 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
16 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
17 (ffff) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate, $25.
18 (gggg) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate, $25.
19 (hhhh) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate, $25.
20 (iiii) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity license plate, $25.
21 (jjjj) Zeta Phi Beta Sorority license plate, $25.
22 (kkkk) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate, $25.
23 (llll) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate, $25.
24 (mmmm) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate, $25.
25 Section 2. Subsections (84) through (91) are added to
26 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
27 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
28 (84) ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
29 (a) The department shall develop an Alpha Phi Alpha
30 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
31 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
32 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
33 plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
34 of the plate.
35 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
36 distributed as follows:
37 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
38 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., and used solely for
39 marketing of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity license plate.
40 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
41 Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., and used to promote
42 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
43 and cultural service activities within Florida.
44 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
45 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
46 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
47 colleges and universities.
48 (85) OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
49 (a) The department shall develop an Omega Psi Phi
50 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
51 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
52 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
53 plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
54 of the plate.
55 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
56 distributed as follows:
57 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of Florida
58 Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing
59 of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity license plate.
60 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State of
61 Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
62 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
63 and cultural service activities within Florida.
64 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
65 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
66 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
67 colleges and universities.
68 (86) KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
69 (a) The department shall develop a Kappa Alpha Psi
70 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
71 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
72 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
73 plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
74 of the plate.
75 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
76 distributed as follows:
77 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
78 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used solely
79 for marketing of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity license plate.
80 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Southern
81 Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc., and used to
82 promote community awareness and action through educational,
83 economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
84 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
85 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
86 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
87 colleges and universities.
88 (87) PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY LICENSE PLATES.—
89 (a) The department shall develop a Phi Beta Sigma
90 Fraternity license plate as provided in this section and s.
91 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
92 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
93 plate, and the name of the fraternity must appear at the bottom
94 of the plate.
95 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
96 distributed as follows:
97 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to TMB Charitable
98 Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing of the Phi Beta
99 Sigma Fraternity license plate.
100 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to TMB
101 Charitable Foundation, Inc., and used to promote community
102 awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
103 service activities within Florida.
104 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
105 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
106 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
107 colleges and universities.
108 (88) ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
109 (a) The department shall develop a Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
110 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
111 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
112 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
113 plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
114 the plate.
115 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
116 distributed as follows:
117 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to Florida Pearls,
118 Inc., and used solely for marketing of the Zeta Phi Beta
119 Sorority license plate.
120 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to Florida
121 Pearls, Inc., and used to promote community awareness and action
122 through educational, economic, and cultural service activities
123 within Florida.
124 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
125 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
126 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
127 colleges and universities.
128 (89) DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
129 (a) The department shall develop a Delta Sigma Theta
130 Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
131 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
132 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
133 plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
134 the plate.
135 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
136 distributed as follows:
137 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
138 and Educational Foundation, Inc., and used solely for marketing
139 of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate.
140 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
141 Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., and used to promote
142 community awareness and action through educational, economic,
143 and cultural service activities within Florida.
144 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
145 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
146 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
147 colleges and universities.
148 (90) ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
149 (a) The department shall develop an Alpha Kappa Alpha
150 Sorority license plate as provided in this section and s.
151 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
152 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
153 plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
154 the plate.
155 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
156 distributed as follows:
157 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
158 Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used solely
159 for marketing of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority license plate.
160 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha
161 Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., and used
162 to promote community awareness and action through educational,
163 economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
164 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
165 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
166 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
167 colleges and universities.
168 (91) SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY LICENSE PLATES.—
169 (a) The department shall develop a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
170 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
171 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
172 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
173 plate, and the name of the sorority must appear at the bottom of
174 the plate.
175 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
176 distributed as follows:
177 1. Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
178 Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used solely for
179 marketing of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority license plate.
180 2. Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
181 Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., and used to
182 promote community awareness and action through educational,
183 economic, and cultural service activities within Florida.
184 3. Five percent shall be distributed to the United Negro
185 College Fund, Inc., to be used for college scholarships for
186 Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
187 colleges and universities.
188 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.
