Motor Vehicles
- Introduced Jan 7, 2026
- In committee Jan 16, 2026
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Motor Vehicles; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish and maintain a secure online license and registration portal for verifying, recording, and processing the seizure or confiscation of license plates; providing that a disabled veteran may retain a certain license plate designation upon reissuance, renewal, or transfer of the plate; prohibiting a person from manufacturing…
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Motor Vehicles; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish and maintain a secure online license and registration portal for verifying, recording, and processing the seizure or confiscation of license plates; providing that a disabled veteran may retain a certain license plate designation upon reissuance, renewal, or transfer of the plate; prohibiting a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or affixing to any registration license plate certain covers, films, or overlays that obscure or alter the registration license plate in a specified manner, etc.
Every action
10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy · Senate Transportation
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
- CommitteeFavorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation9–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development13–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeDied in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 488 (Ch. 2026-39 ) · Senate Fiscal Policy
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | Senate Transportation | Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 | Passed 9–0 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 | Passed 13–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Jay TrumbullR Primary sponsor · District 2
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.