Specialty License Plates

Plain English Breakdown

There is a conflict between the official status label stating the bill passed and reached final enrollment versus the last action date showing it died in a subcommittee. The summary reflects both facts without resolving which outcome occurred.

Miami Carol City Senior High School Alumni License Plate

This bill directs the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a specialty license plate for Miami Carol City Senior High School alumni and sets rules for how fees from selling these plates are used.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the department to develop a Miami Carol City Senior High School Alumni license plate with colors and designs approved by the department.
• Mandates that the word 'Florida' appear at the top of the plate and 'Miami Carol City Senior High School Alumni' at the bottom.
• Directs annual fees from the sale of these plates to be distributed to Chief Hall Association, Inc.
• Allows up to 10 percent of collected fees for administrative costs and marketing efforts.
• Requires that remaining funds support academic programs, athletic programs, extracurricular activities, auxiliary programs, and achievement incentive programs for students at Miami Carol City Senior High School.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• Chief Hall Association, Inc.
• Students attending Miami Carol City Senior High School
• Drivers who choose to buy this specialty license plate

Terms To Know

Specialty License Plate

A vehicle registration plate with a unique design that supports a specific cause or group.

Alumni

Former students who have graduated from a school.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state the exact price of the license plate.
• Specific design colors and images are left to be approved by the department, so they are not described in this text.
• While the official status indicates the bill passed both chambers, the last recorded action shows it died in a subcommittee.

Official Summary Text

Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to develop Miami Carol City Senior High School Alumni license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.

Current Bill Text

HB 469 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 a Miami 4
Carol City Senior High School Alumni 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) MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI LICENSE 15
PLATES.— 16
(a) The department shall develop a Miami Carol City Senior 17
High School Alumni 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 "Miami Carol City Senior High School 21
Alumni" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 22
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 23
distributed to the Chief Hall Association, Inc., which may use 24
up to 10 percent of the fees for administrative costs and 25

HB 469 2026

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hb469-00
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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

marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees must be used by 26
the Chief Hall Association, Inc., to fund academic programs, 27
athletic programs, extracurricular activities, and auxiliary 28
programs for, and programs designed to incentivize the 29
achievement of, students attending Miami Carol City Senior High 30
School. 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 32