Florida Senate Bill 246
Session 2026
Specialty License Plates
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
246
State
Florida
Session
2026
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Yes
Yes
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; deleting a restriction on who may be issued the Fraternal Order of Police license plate; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop specified specialty license plates, etc.
S 246 Filed
S 246 c1
Bill Analysis -- Transportation (Pre-Meeting) (12/1/2025 1:27 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Transportation (Post-Meeting) (12/2/2025 4:46 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) (1/20/2026 11:04 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) (1/22/2026 4:04 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/11/2026 8:33 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 1:25 PM)
134440 - Amendment to S 246 Filed
353194 - Amendment to S 246 Filed
322646 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 246 Filed
268954 - Amendment to Amendment (322646) to S 246 Filed
790388 - Amendment to S 246 c1
884738 - Amendment to S 246 c1
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02/26/2026
House
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
02/26/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
02/26/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/19/2026
House
In Messages
02/19/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/19/2026
Senate
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/19/2026
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (790388)
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/18/2026
Senate
CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
02/17/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/16/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/13/2026
Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/12/2026
Senate
CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
02/09/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
01/22/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
01/21/2026
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 11 NAYS 3
01/16/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
12/02/2025
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
12/02/2025
Senate
Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
11/24/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
11/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
10/20/2025
Senate
Filed
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Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
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