Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H231: Specialty License Plates
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Directs DHSMV to develop Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.
What the bill says
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (136) is added to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read: 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- (136) ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) LICENSE PLATES.-- (a) The department shall develop an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "UFC Lives Here" must appear at the bottom of the plate. (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be distributed to the UFC Foundation, a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to words underlined are additions. hb231-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 231 2026 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The UFC Foundation shall use the remainder of the proceeds to support charities and nonprofits in this state that align with the …
Sponsors
- Tramont, Chase (R, HD-030) · primary sponsor
- Tramont (R, 30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 246 (Ch. 2026-30)
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H231?
- H231 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Specialty License Plates.
- What does H231 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) license plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H231?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 246 (Ch. 2026-30) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H231?
- Tramont, Chase (R, HD-030), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H231?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/231
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