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SB0388 • 2026

Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower

Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Arrington
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about the new annual use fee for individual Wildflower license plates beyond indicating it will be increased from $25 to an unspecified amount.

Florida Wildflower License Plate Fee Changes

This bill increases the annual fee for Florida's Wildflower license plates and offers a discount to those buying more than ten plates.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the yearly fee for the Florida Wildflower license plate from $25 to an unspecified higher amount.
  • Provides a lower yearly fee of $15 per plate if someone buys more than ten Wildflower plates at once.
  • Sets an effective date of October 1, 2026, when these changes will start.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who buy Florida's Wildflower license plates for their vehicles.

Terms To Know

Specialty License Plates
License plates with unique designs or themes that people can choose to use on their cars, often supporting a cause or organization.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the new higher fee amount for individual Wildflower license plates.
  • It only affects those who purchase Florida's Wildflower specialty plates.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 Senate

    • Died in Fiscal Policy

  2. 2026-01-21 Senate

    • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy

  3. 2026-01-16 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  4. 2026-01-13 Senate

    • Introduced

  5. 2026-01-12 Senate

    • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

  6. 2026-01-05 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  7. 2025-11-17 Senate

    • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

  8. 2025-11-04 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Specialty License Plates/Florida Wildflower; 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, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 388

By
Senator Arrington

25-00015-26 2026388__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08056, F.S.; increasing the annual use fee for
4 the Florida Wildflower license plate and providing a
5 discount for owners purchasing the plate for more than
6 a specified number of vehicles; providing an effective
7 date.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
10
11 Section 1. Paragraph (p) of subsection (4) of section
12 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
14 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
15 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
16 (p) Florida Wildflower license plate,
$25, except that for

17
an owner purchasing the specialty plate for more than 10

18
vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be

19 $15
per plate
.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.