SB 824 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Specialty License Plates

Summary

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; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop certain specialty license plates; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates, etc.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 824 c1 → S 824 c2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was expanded from creating just one specialty license plate (Supporting FHP Troopers) to creating nine new specialty plates including college, alumni, military, and wildlife conservation plates. The original version only addressed the FHP Troopers plate, while the new version also increases the Florida Wildflower plate fee and adds multiple new plates with specific fee distributions to various organizations.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded significantly from a single specialty plate program to a comprehensive program covering military academies, colleges, wildlife conservation, and cultural institutions.

SCOPE

Added eight new specialty license plates: Miami Dade College, St. Petersburg College, Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, United States Naval Academy, United States Military Academy, Save Coastal Wildlife, Broward College, Tampa Theatre, and The Florida Aquarium.

Added design requirements for new plates, including specific slogans like 'Go Navy, Beat Army!' and 'Go Army, Beat Navy!' for military academy plates.

FISCAL

Increased the Florida Wildflower license plate annual fee from $15 to $25, with a discount to $15 for owners purchasing more than 10 vehicles.

Established specific fee distribution requirements for each new plate, including percentages for administrative costs, scholarships, and program funding.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the committee assignment from Transportation only to include both Fiscal Policy and Transportation committees, indicating broader legislative review.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 24, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors