Specialty License Plates

Plain English Breakdown

The exact charities and nonprofits that will benefit have not been named in the legislation.

Specialty License Plates for UFC

This bill directs the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a new license plate featuring UFC themes and sets rules for how fees from selling these plates will be distributed.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new type of specialty license plate called the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) plate.
• Requires the department to design this plate with specific colors and wording, including 'Florida' at the top and 'UFC Lives Here' at the bottom.
• Specifies that fees collected from selling these plates will go to the UFC Foundation, a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Allows the UFC Foundation to use up to 10% of the money for marketing and promoting the plate.
• Requires the rest of the funds to support charities and nonprofits in Florida that align with the foundation's mission, such as children's hospitals, first responders, military personnel, youth advocacy, mentorship programs.

Who It Names or Affects

• Drivers who want a new UFC-themed license plate
• The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• The UFC Foundation

Terms To Know

Specialty License Plates

License plates with unique designs or themes that are different from standard state-issued plates.

UFC Foundation

A nonprofit organization associated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which supports various charitable causes.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money will be raised from selling these plates.
• It is unclear if there are limits on how many of these specialty plates can be issued.

Official Summary Text

Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to develop Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.

Current Bill Text

HB 231 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 2
s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of 3
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop an 4
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; 5
providing for distribution and use of fees collected 6
from the sale of the plate; providing an effective 7
date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (136) is added to section 320.08058, 12
Florida Statutes, to read: 13
320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 14
(136) ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) LICENSE 15
PLATES.— 16
(a) The department shall develop an Ultimate Fighting 17
Championship (UFC) license plate as provided in this section and 18
s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved 19
by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of 20
the plate, and the words "UFC Lives Here" must appear at the 21
bottom of the plate. 22
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 23
distributed to the UFC Foundation, a nonprofit corporation under 24
s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to 25

HB 231 2026

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hb231-00
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The 26
UFC Foundation shall use the remainder of the proceeds to 27
support charities and nonprofits in this state that align with 28
the foundation's mission and goals, such as children's 29
hospitals, support for first responders and the military, and 30
youth advocacy and mentorship, and to fund the development and 31
operation of youth mentorship programs in partnership with local 32
law enforcement agencies. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026. 34