Specialty License Plates/Save Coastal Wildlife
Summary
Specialty License Plates/Save Coastal Wildlife; Directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Save Coastal Wildlife license plate; specifying design elements for the plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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SB 1246 was amended from its original filing to a committee substitute version, with the most significant substantive change being a reduction in the administrative fee cap from 15% to 10% of annual use fees collected from the Save Coastal Wildlife license plate sales. The bill remains focused on directing funds to the Zoo Miami Foundation for coastal wildlife conservation, with 85% going to specific programs at Zoo Miami and 15% to other Florida nonprofits.
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The maximum percentage of annual use fees that can be used for administrative costs was reduced from 15% to 10%, meaning more funds will be available for direct conservation programs and nonprofit distribution.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
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