FL SB 246
enactedSpecialty License Plates
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 246 pass?
Yes. FL SB 246 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Chapter No. 2026-30
What is FL SB 246 about?
Specialty License Plates; 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.
Who sponsors FL SB 246?
Gruters, Fiscal Policy are the primary sponsors of FL SB 246, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Specialty License Plates; 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — Chapter No. 2026-30
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Grutersprimary
- Fiscal Policyprimary
- Rodriguezcosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-13
Chapter No. 2026-30
2026-04-10
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-09
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-11
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (695167)
2026-03-05
In returning messages
2026-03-05
Amendment 695167 engrossed amendment (replaces 532499, 473559)
2026-03-05
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-05
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-05
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-05
Amendment 532499 adopted as amended
2026-03-05
Amendment 473559 adopted
2026-03-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
Substituted for CS/CS/HB 639
2026-03-04
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
2026-03-04
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
2026-03-02
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-03-02
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
2026-02-26
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-02-26
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-02-26
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Immediately certified
2026-02-19
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Amendment(s) adopted (790388)
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-18
CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2026-02-17
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-16
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-13
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-12
CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-22
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-21
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-16
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
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2025-12-02
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2025-12-02
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
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2025-11-24
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-11-03
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
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2025-10-20
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Votes
Favorable
2025-12-02 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Martin: yes
- McClain: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
- Avila: yes
- Davis: no
- Arrington: other
- Jones: other
Favorable
2026-01-21 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (14)
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Grall: yes
- Leek: yes
- Martin: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McClain: yes
- Smith: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Arrington: no
- Bracy Davis: no
- Polsky: no
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 18-1
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Bracy Davis: no
- Gruters: other
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Trumbull: not voting
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-05 · pass · 109-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Robinson, F.: not voting
- Griffitts: not voting
- Salzman: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- McFarland: not voting
- Michael: not voting
- Yeager: not voting
- Edmonds: not voting
Returning Messages
2026-03-11 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: excused
- Trumbull: not voting
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