Florida · Senate Bill 246 · 2026 Regular Session

Specialty License Plates

SB 246 Sponsored by Joe Gruters Became law

  1. Introduced Oct 20, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 11, 2026
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Apr 9, 2026
  6. Became law Apr 10, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

43 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 35 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy · Senate Transportation
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 · Senate Transportation5–1 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development11–3 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–1 vote
  12. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  14. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  15. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 342
  17. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (790388) -SJ 343
  18. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 343
  19. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 34337–0 vote
  20. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 356
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  24. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  25. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
  26. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  27. HouseTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  28. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
  29. HouseSubstituted for CS/CS/HB 639
  30. HouseRead 2nd time
  31. HouseAmendment 473559 adopted
  32. HouseAmendment 532499 adopted as amended
  33. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  34. HouseRead 3rd time
  35. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
  1. HouseAmendment 695167 engrossed amendment (replaces 532499, 473559)
  2. SenateIn returning messages
  3. SenateConcurred in 1 amendment(s) (695167) -SJ 798
  4. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 798
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-30

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 343 · Full Senate

37–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

109–0
Mar 5, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 109 No 0 Not voting 8
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 109

Not voting · 8

Returning Messages · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 2, 2025 Senate Transportation Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 5–1
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 11–3
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 18–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Joe GrutersR Primary sponsor · District 22
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.