Specialty License Plates/Italian-American Culture License Plate

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the number of plates to be produced or any restrictions on who can purchase these plates.

Italian-American Culture License Plate

This bill directs the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a new specialty license plate celebrating Italian-American culture, with fees from sales going to Il Circola, Inc., for cultural awareness programs.

What This Bill Does

• Creates an Italian-American culture license plate for drivers in Florida.
• Requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to design this special plate.
• Specifies that the words 'Florida' at the top and 'Italian Heritage' at the bottom must be on the plate.
• Says that fees from selling these plates will go to Il Circola, Inc., a nonprofit organization.
• Limits administrative costs for Il Circola, Inc. to 10% of the collected fees.

Who It Names or Affects

• Drivers in Florida who want an Italian-American culture license plate
• The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) which must create this new plate design
• Il Circola, Inc., a nonprofit organization that will receive the funds from selling these plates

Terms To Know

Specialty license plates

License plates with unique designs or themes chosen by drivers.

Nonprofit corporation

An organization that does not aim to make a profit and uses its funds for specific purposes, like charity work.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only directs the creation of this license plate but does not specify how many plates will be made.
• It is unclear if there are any limits on who can buy these specialty plates beyond being a Florida driver.
• The exact use of funds by Il Circola, Inc. after covering administrative costs and marketing expenses is not detailed.

Official Summary Text

Specialty License Plates/Italian-American Culture License Plate; Directs DHSMV to develop Italian-American culture license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.

Current Bill Text

HB 1513 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
Italian-American culture license plate; providing for 5
distribution and use of fees collected from the sale 6
of the plate; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (136) is added to section 320.08058, 11
Florida Statutes, to read: 12
320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 13
(136) ITALIAN-AMERICAN CULTURE LICENSE PLATES.— 14
(a) The department shall develop an Italian-American 15
culture license plate as provided in this section and s. 16
320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by 17
the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 18
plate, and the words "Italian Heritage" must appear at the 19
bottom of the plate. 20
(b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be 21
distributed to Il Circola, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under 22
s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to 23
10 percent of the fees for administrative costs and marketing of 24
the plate. Il Circola, Inc., must use the remainder of the fees 25

HB 1513 2026

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hb1513-00
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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

to support its mission of promoting an awareness and 26
appreciation of Italian culture, arts, and language for people 27
of all ethnic backgrounds. 28
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 29