Senate Bill 246 creates several new specialty license plates, while also cracks down on financial accountability.<\/p>\n
FLORIDA, USA \u2014 New Florida specialty license plates are set to be available in October after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Friday.<\/p>\n
DeSantis signed SB 246, legislation that creates several new specialty license plates, while also cracking down on financial accountability, ensuring the money raised from plate sales is properly tracked and used.<\/p>\n
The following are the new specialty license plates set to be available later this year under the new law:<\/p>\n
Miami Northwestern Alumni AssociationChristopher Columbus High SchoolUFCU.S. Naval AcademyU.S. Military AcademyMiami Dade CollegeFlorida Film LegacySt. Petersburg CollegeA new version of one of Florida’s top-selling specialty license plates – the Endless Summer plate – is set to be available for both cars and motorcycles. <\/p>\n
Proceeds from specialty license plates sold go toward the organization or cause the plate recognizes, with most funds supporting scholarships, charitable programs and community initiatives tied to each group.<\/p>\n
SB 246 also includes broader changes to how Florida manages specialty license plates. When it takes effect Oct. 1, 2026, organizations that sponsor specialty plates will be required to submit a five-year financial projection to the state within 60 days of approval. The projection must detail expected revenue, expenses and how funds will be distributed.<\/p>\n
If an organization fails to meet reporting or audit requirements, its specialty plate could be deauthorized, and the state would be entitled to withhold funds given to them and redirect undistributed funds to a state trust fund.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the law requires the state to produce an annual report by Dec. 31, summarizing financial activity and compliance. Lawmakers say the added oversight is aimed at increasing transparency and ensuring funds are used as intended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Senate Bill 246 creates several new specialty license plates, while also cracks down on financial accountability. FLORIDA, USA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-228793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}